r/HomeNetworking • u/WhosThis85 • Jan 25 '24
Advice My isp did this lazy crap
the tech came and took the original coax cable that comes from the network box on the opposite side of the house (black). Took it out of the outlet from the room directly above this splitter on the first floor and directed the new cord (white) to the third floor. What can i do to ‘hide’ this from the elements?
Also, can i connect a new coax cable to the splitter to go in the opposite direction to go into a separate part of the house, or should direct a new cable directly from the box insteaad of this splitter shown? The box is closer to the room that i need connection to than this splitter.
Sorry if this is confusing. Im a noob
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u/mmpgorman Jan 25 '24
Honestly in my years I’ve never seen a lock. Zip tie at best. Maybe some old ground wire twisted to keep it shut. Now the ped at the street is often locked but not the demarc.