"Tricky Dicky" wrote in message
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Do not connect your router/modem to an extension socket on the phone
network

it what I had in the last house

admittedly it was a preinstalled extension, not a dIYed one

it should be connected directly to the BT/Openreach master socket with the
shortest modem lead you can manage. Option 3 to me is the obvious solution
and rather than using cable with plugs on, use Cat5e cable and two sockets
with fly leads to the router and computer.

I'm concerned that if I do this I will mess up connecting the cable to the
connections in the socket

tim