patch panels

Hi - I'm looking to begin creating a wired network in my house in the UK - Wireless and boosters and powerline adaptors are current setup but irritating drop-outs and now need to have internet connection in an external garage Our router is in a downstairs family area in the centre of a 2 storey...

Hi all – Is fiber typically run through a patch panel and switch before hitting the router, like Cat 6? If so, how does the patch panel work? I can't tell from pictures I see on the web. I assume there's no equivalent to punching down wires as with twisted pair. Is a fiber patch panel just a...