Wiring cat5 to BT socket

[silverback99]

Hi,

I recently got internet enabled, however it turns out the cable isn't wired to the BT socket (socket looks very similar to this: http://www.rob-r.co.uk/other/UKphonecatwiring_files/image051.jpg). After opening the socket I just saw a bunch of unconnected wires.

My ISP's support told me everything looks fine from their side so it should just be a matter of wiring it correctly.

I've given it a shot but it doesn't work... (https://www.dropbox.com/s/5lg26jsjokw6srw/2013-08-31 13.36.24.jpg).

There's also something strange going on right outside my door where the cable originates (https://www.dropbox.com/s/c3n3vet6ywy35ap/2013-08-31 13.26.42 HDR.jpg). It looks like there's one properly wired cable going inside the apartment but another that is just sitting there, not connected to anything. I'm not sure which I actually get inside the house.

For your reference, here's the small box outside my door that connects the external phone cable to the internal cat5 cable: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pqq4ikybkwtmiff/2013-08-31 13.26.30 HDR.jpg

I think it's very obvious I'm completely inexperienced with this so any help would be appreciated! I really REALLY want internet!

 

[amlu]

looks like you confused telephone wiring with internet wiring. you wont get any internet straight from the phone line.
best idea will be approach one of those junction boxes with a voltage tester, see which pair of cables will have 40 or more volts on it, terminate them into a telephone socket.
into that socket you plug a telephone/adsl splitter, into adsl splitter you have to plug your adsl modem. and from there internet comes out on cat5 cabling...

 

[silverback99]

Thanks for the reply.

I've solved the problem. I'm extremely embarrassed to say I was not using the primary phone socket, which was hidden behind some boxes.