With a flashlight examine the attic and locate the path that you will use to run the wire between the two locations.
How to route ethernet into attic.
Also try to route the ethernet into its own wall bay.
When there is no flooring to walk on other than the edges of the trusses consider.
I plan on going up to the attic drilling down into the space behind my router plugging an ethernet plate into the wall and the router into that then dropping the ethernet between the wall of my computer room and finding it through the wall.
Part of the reason is that the temperature in a typical attic mine reaches about 120 f on a summer afternoon.
Well the first thing to determine is where you can put the ethernet wires in the wall.
How do i run an ethernet cable through my attic to connect my pc to my modem.
Climb through the attic access using a ladder if necessary and look into the attic space.
An outside wall generally has insulation and makes it harder to get the wires th.
In this video i ll show you how to install a professional looking network jack in your home or office by running the wire through the attic and down the int.
If that s not possible.
My router is in my living room and my computer is about two rooms away and doesn t get the best reception.
From the cable modem ethernet port i plugged into the untrusted port on my router firewall.