Where Do Network Cables Go in a House? Find Your Network Panel

so i've got a bunch of questions from viewers and subscribers asking where does my network cable go or i have a cat6 plug in my room where does it go well today i'm going to give you the quickest and most simple answer to this important question most houses built in the last 15 years have network cables wired to most of the rooms and even areas like kitchens or game rooms so where do all these network cables go when i say network cable that refers to cat 5e cat 6 cat 7 or even cat 8. no matter which cable you have in your walls the process is exactly the same all these network cables will meet up in one central location in your house and this central location is called a network panel or patch panel the places to find these panels are in closets laundry rooms utility rooms garages basements or even an attic so you'll want to look in these areas to find the network cables if your network panel is nowhere to be found then you'll need to look outside for this panel if it's outside it's most likely to be next to your electrical box which is probably next to your garage if this box is outside make sure to secure it with a lock and one more thing within this network panel you should have a modem and from that modem a network cable should go to a router almost all routers have five ports one incoming and four outgoing ports if your house has four network cables then you're good to go if you have more than four then you're gonna need to purchase a switch and then from the router connect the network cable to that switch switches come in different variations 5 port switch 8 port switch and even 10 port switches so i hope this helped answer your question and feel free to ask a question in the comment section down below once again i want to thank you for watching and remember if you like these videos give a thumbs up and share it if you love them hit subscribe it's free