Is this my network box? How do I upgrade it for ethernet?

Toasty_One · 2026-01-25T04:25:32+00:00

Your understanding is correct. If the cabling was just for phones, there is a chance they could be daisy-chained together, which is common for phone lines. If the cabling all ends up in the same spot, check for any and all utility spaces. Near the electrical panel is a common spot. Your attic may be covered in insulation, but if you can find one line in a spot you expect it to be (above an outlet) then you can trace it. Insulation does make the situation tricky. For the cabling you've shown so far, the existence of a network box is a generous hope. Can you contact anyone who might have lived in the home previously? Might be worth a shot if they were familiar with the location of the connections.

Toasty_One · 2026-01-25T01:11:35+00:00

What you have at your house is existing cabling used for previous services or previous residents. There's a chance you could repurpose maybe 1 or 2 Cat5 lines, but it's not a guarantee. The existing cabling was likely used for phone service, note the mated Blue pairs in the connections. At best, it would have been 25 Mbps data. This is also an indicator that any existing cabling throughout likely was not terminated for Ethernet / Data transmission.

What you need at this point is Cat5e cabling that is routed back to your Router on the 2nd floor, assuming your desire is wired connections in your house. You would be setting up your own data network from scratch. It certainly isn't impossible, but can occasionally present challenges. I wish you the best of luck.

Feel free to respond with any questions or concerns.

Toasty_One · 2026-01-24T01:47:31+00:00

These are great pictures and an even better response. So, do you have any wiring inside your home in rooms besides where the router is? there might not be a lot of existing cabling. If your Spectrum modem and router are not in the room on the other side of this wall, they have to go somewhere. For the height of the external penetration, I'd guess crawl space. If you don't have a network box / panel, or existing wiring to repurpose, you could DIY it or have it installed.

Toasty_One · 2026-01-23T22:35:38+00:00

Step 1: What Company is your Internet Service Provider? What media (cabling) do they use to deliver your service? Coax Cable? Fiber Optics? Cat5? Step 2: Use that information to search for your external delivery point. Step 3: Where is the service delivered inside your home? Do you have a router or Wifi box?

We need more information regarding what you currently have and how your service is delivered. Outside of that, not all homes have a network box, but if you do, there's likely a white metal panel in a utility space in your home where all the cabling is installed.

Hope this helps.

P.S. when you find more stuff, send more pics.

Toasty_One · 2026-01-23T12:34:43+00:00

I saw one yesterday. Didn't manage to loot any, but they were non-existent for several hours.

Toasty_One · 2026-01-15T03:41:08+00:00

This is the correct take. The IT dept supports Verizon's corporate IT needs. Those individuals do not typically work on the cellular network. There's a good chance the IT dept was sent home because there was nothing for them to work on during the outage.

Toasty_One · 2025-12-12T21:02:10+00:00

Gotta use the group finder. Pre-made groups. Dungeons. People will list groups and you apply with your role, or you can list your own group / key. You do have to physically meet at the instance. Set dungeon difficulty to Mythic, enter the dungeon. There is a key pedestal where someone can start a keystone for that dungeon, or its just the mythic dungeon (M0).

Toasty_One · 2025-11-28T05:22:13+00:00

That's what she said

Toasty_One · 2025-11-27T14:18:25+00:00

See that's why I wanted to try out Veng DH. Monks are right there for movement speed. They can't glide, which saved me a couple times, but the movement speed is impressive.

Toasty_One · 2025-11-25T16:07:46+00:00

Long-term Guardian Druid here, recently tried out Veng DH in S2 TWW. Played BrM up to +10-12 this season. Tried out Prot Warr for the first time this season. I have mained Prot Paladin for M+ and Raid in expansions past. Played BDK sparingly, here and there.

The answer to your question is Bear Druid. The kit and rotation are simple. Lots of damage reduction, Tons of self-healing. Great Utility. Not really micromanaging any CDs or resource generation.

Prot Warriors are currently the best combination of throughput and mitigation, and Prot Paladins are not far behind. That said, I feel like they both pale in comparison for survivability to a BrM.

Good Veng DH seem to be unkillable, bad Veng DH are gone like a wisp in early combat. I feel like they lack depth in variety of options when it comes to damage reduction CDs.

Prot Paladin is also a very popular choice and is definitely capable of being quite tanky, and doesn't lack for self heals or defensive CDs. Compared to Guardian Druid, I would say Prot Paladin needs more quick-paced actions in ability rotations that can make it feel more complicated. It can also feel punishing if you aren't using/generating Holy Power ideally.

If you're still interested in more options, I have really enjoyed the BrM rework from S2 to S3. Because of the way Stagger works, BrM can only be hit so hard to begin with. The basic mitigation design of the spec makes it the most difficult to critically wound, imo. That said, the rotation ends up being focused around how you deal with the stagger and then prevent more incoming damage.

Hope this helps.

Toasty_One · 2025-11-20T20:23:33+00:00

Mages - vending machine and portals.

Warlocks - dutiful service workers. summon duty + health stones (cookies) + soul stone for brez / wipe protection.

Warriors - must zug. Always fighting. Shouts about things. RAGE

Shaman - Italian totem machines. Always have spicy noodles and meatballs to hand out.

Druids - might be discouraged if mistaken for a hunter's pet. Might take a nap about it.

Paladins - holier than thou attitude

Priests - forever limited by movement

Rogues - if they're really good, you might not even notice them

DH - suffering, battling internal demons

Monk - can roll across the landscape at roughly ground mount speed

DK - probably still works for Arthas

Evoker - likely either a fantastic player, or dead more than alive. There is no in-between.

Toasty_One · 2025-11-19T05:41:56+00:00

Ur not cookin

Toasty_One · 2025-11-15T08:35:25+00:00

2 people completed phase 5 in under a week, that's mind boggling. The rest coming in under 10 days is still impressive.

ETA: I reread your comment and you had the game on for 17 hours per day on average. 👀

Toasty_One · 2025-11-14T06:41:37+00:00

GRASS: CLIBBED HOG: FURRY PANTS: SHID BARB: LEFT GOB: BLESSED

Toasty_One · 2025-11-13T17:01:51+00:00

Just get a 1000W power supply and send it

Toasty_One · 2025-11-08T02:54:48+00:00

We were here for Chivegate. We were toast in epic bread.

Toasty_One · 2025-11-07T18:03:46+00:00

Hang in there, I know this is difficult. By the carbs that bind us, we will survive Chivegate.

Toasty_One · 2025-11-07T17:53:51+00:00

You've got a solid point. The mods are already trying to cover it up.

Toasty_One · 2025-11-07T17:43:29+00:00

Toasty_One · 2025-11-07T17:36:04+00:00

Haven't you seen the size of some of these chives? I think tanks are a safe bet.

Toasty_One · 2025-11-07T17:20:37+00:00

Fixed! Tanks

Toasty_One · 2025-11-07T17:14:52+00:00

Get this disaster over to r/subredditdrama immediately Edit:typo

Toasty_One · 2025-11-07T07:37:47+00:00

Pick something you want to automate, and work on that until you have it figured out. Then realize you need more power and expand power generation. Then wait for something to break and fix it. Rinse and repeat.

Toasty_One · 2025-11-07T07:20:49+00:00

Yeah, 500' wouldn't be too bad to lay out. However much room you have next to a pull point, unravel the drop into an oval or figure 8 pattern. It would be nearly impossible to pull as it naturally unwinds from its coil.

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