A little update - There's actually two open ports on the switch. Apparently, the installer hooked up a cable that just runs into the room next to the room where I need to go. I strectched a cable across the room to test everything, and it all worked good. So, now all I have to do is run across...

Not sure on the dish model, but it's a newer HD dish. 4 cables from the dish run into the multiplexer (multi-switch). I currently have an HD DVR, a standard DVR, and two standard receivers. These all have home runs to the multi switch, with the exception of the second input on the standard DVR...

I had service installed last week and had a question regarding the multiplexer. I had an existing DVR placed in my bedroom. The installer said he couldn't run the second line for it because "God himself couldn't get another cable in there" (His exact words). Since then, I have found a...