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This fluke networks tester costs 17.000 pounds on amazon.co.uk. I assume you are joking about suggesting to buy it instead of a switch and a network card

Lars, do you know what kind of equipment is needed to do the tests you mentioned? Is it possible to determine maximum transfer speed without PC or network equipment on both ends?

I asked electrician about testing the cables. He said that he's tester can test connection on both ends on each wire, but cannot test the speed of the connection. It is a good point about the cables, we cannot know if they are bent too much during installation. So replacing the wall plugs from CAT 6 to 6A is a bit of a gamble in that perspective.

So I had a visit from an electrician today and he established that the wall sockets have this female connector (or it's corresponding version from 2008 when the house was built): https://www.av-cables.dk/netvaerks-vaegdaase-2/n-a-1171.html It is a CAT6 socket. So I am thinking to replace all 8 wall sockets with the CAT6A version: https://www.av-cables.dk/netvaerks-vaegdaase-2/lk-actassi-500-konnektor-stp-cat6a.html And on the other end, instead of the IHC box, have 8 of the same sockets and place them inside 2 of these plastic covers: https://www.av-cables.dk/netvaerks-vaegdaase-2/lk-montageboks-softline-2-modul-for-4-stk.html I am aiming at the complete CAT6A installation to support 10 GB/s. The problem I am facing is lack of hardware to test the installation afterwards, beyond 1 GB/s. I am hesitating whether to spend 4k on 8 port 10 GB switch and another 1k on a network card, to verify the speeds Is there any other way to test, e.g. using some special cable tester?

Do you have a link to the matching female sockets that will match the plastic box? CAT 6A preferably

Cool. So the box from your link, I assume this is just plastic and requires 4 female sockets to be purchased separately? The one I linked earlier does look like a rack mount, but it has the female sockets already included. Do you think that this connector will not work with the IHC cables?

Lars, thank for the answer. Yes, I am looking at getting rid of the IHC Net Basic box, and if possible to get 10 Gb/s transfer speeds using upgraded plugs and sockets. While opening the IHC box to remove the cables is probably easy, the wall sockets is a total mystery for me. I have invited an electrician to help me with that. But I feel I need to tell him what components I want to use instead, to get the proper results. And here I would very much appreciate some input from you guys. What would you put instead of the IHC box? Just male sockets directly to the switch, or something link this (https://www.av-cables.dk/patch-panel/skaermet-patch-panel-cat6a-sort-8-port.html) and then patch cables to the switch? What about the wall sockets? The insides most probably need replacement. I found these, but not sure if this is correct. https://www.av-cables.dk/netvaerks-vaegdaase-2/lk-actassi-500-konnektor-stp-cat6a.html https://www.av-cables.dk/netvaerks-vaegdaase-2/lk-actassi-fuga-dataudtag-u-konnektor-1-stik.html I really need suggestion on these. As for the switches there is a new 2 port ASUS with 10 Gb. For 8 ports, there is a bigger option from Netgear. This part I will take later on when hopefully prices drop to more reasonable level. A small disadvantage right now is that I will not be able to test 10 Gb transfer after upgrading the sockets, and before buying new switches and network card.

Hi Micke, I am also going to attempt an upgrade of my IHC Net basic network. I found that the cable used is 4x2xAWG23 LSFROH D3307. The information I found on the Internet about the cable "4x2xAWG23 LSFROH" is that it support up to 1000 Mhz broadband. I am not an expert in these custom cables, but I found on wikipedia that 1000 Mhz corresponds to CAT 7A cable, which should support 10 Gb/s transfers. Could you please share more information (e.g. links) to the hardware components you used? Did you replace the IHC Net Basic box with some other box, or just used male connectors and plugged into the switch/router directly? What hardware did you use for the wall sockets? Which CAT version did you go for in your upgrade? Did you get 1 Gb/s transfer or more? Thanks in advance!