fred99

Everything is in place now. 100 Mbs down, 100 Mbs up working like a charm! Looking forward to see you all moving to Sweden Once again tx all for your help.

Hehe, I understand your reaction. I'm actually jealous of myself On the other hand, before you sell your house/flat and buy a one-way ticket to Sweden, don't forget that it is not very common here with 100 Mbs and most of all, there are things you can do in other countries with that kind of internet-speed that you can't do here -- I'm referring to a quite recent trial... I am aware that I'm getting out of topic now but I couldn't help myself

All your assumptions are right. This mean that we can close this case as resolved :-) The whole installation will completed in the middle of August. I will get back in this thread to tell you about the results. Thanks all for the quick and extremely helpful help you have provided me with! Best regards, fred99

Thanks for taking your time to answer! My broadband package is 100Mbs, so I'm just on the limit of actually see a difference. There is a metal case. And the pin that is helping to connect the cable with is also in metal. I unfortunately do not have a multimeter. Do I still have to earth the cable or do I just assume that the metal case is taking care of that? /fred99 Edit: Corrected "I unfortunately do NOT have a multimeter"

The special plugs you are talking about, are they usually integrated in the FTP you buy at the store (read "the kind that I bought"...)? Or should I just return the cable and stick to UTP? That must feel like a ":doh:" for you but you understand that I don't want to break anything... Thanks again for your help. Your patience is unbelievable!

They won't even run side-by-side more than an inch, so I begin to feel safe! A last question: the part about earthing, is this only (or at least mostly) applying to cables not provided with a (for example RJ45) contact module when you buy them?

You're quick. And tremendously helpful!! There will an electrical cable about near to it, but just near the box and the router. In other words, I am not passing other cables than this one through the basement. Would it work? /fred99

Thanks for the quick answer! My cable is 15m long. I guess that I'm below the "risk for interference level". I don't really understand what you mean here -- a combination between not-being-native-English-speaker and not-being-technical-enough. But I can try to say what I think I understand ;-) By "Just stick a normal end on it", I understand that I plug in the cable as it is, with the RJ45 contact the cable was provided with when I bought it, into the box on the one end, and into the router on the other end. As for " make sure it's well-protected from the elements", I am clueless. I qualify for this part. Cable is on the first floor (and the 0th as well...). First visit to the forum by the way. Thanks for the great welcoming committee you are provided me with! /fred99

For some reason, a clerk recommended me an FTP cable in order to connect the signal converter box (for optical fiber) to my router. According to him, since I pass the FTP cable under the house (a 2-foot high space), it would be better for me. Since I bought the cable, I've read a lot about the importance of earthing the cable on one end. But what are the possible consequences if I don't earth the cable? Am I going to bust my router? Or set my house on fire? The whole idea about earthing is pretty much a mystery for me. I have no clue how, and I'm not sure I'm ready to actually put some time to learn what to do. Unless of course anybody can send me a link to a 3-minut-howTo Any thoughts? Edit: Added SOLVED to the title and the icon to "Thumbs up"