how to wire your house with cat-5 (or 6) for ethernet networking

8/10/2019 How to Wire Your House With Cat-5 (or 6) for Ethernet Networking

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3ust went with 1. 'hy run one cable when its nearly as easy to run 1, right) ather than vary the number, I 3ust ran1 drops to each location to provide ma4imum fle4ibility with out the need for local (in*room switches. / locationswith 1 ports each, &+ ports total.

/. 'hat is a good location for distribution)

* 5or me the logical location was my laundry room. 6y cable # already comes into this room and gets split toeach room. It is important to note that my internet comes into the house (over the cable here too so if I move mycable modem here, it will be able to supply internet access to the entire network. Another thing to consider is theamount of space needed to mount a shelf to hold the network e%uipment.

1. 'hat path should the cables take)

* #his is probably the most difficult consideration. 5or me, my condo is on the +nd (top floor and have access tomy attic. 6y cable # is distributed through the attic so it seemed like a good solution to run my home networkthrough there as well. 5or single floor homes with a basement, the basement may be the best path. 5or multi*storyhomes you may have to be creative. 7utside may be an option or through an old laundry chute. I will not addressthe specifics of all the possibilities, 3ust my own circumstances. #he other consideration with cable path is cablelength. #he ma4 cable length for up to gigabit speeds over copper 8#P cabling is &99 meters (:/99 feet . #hisshould provide plenty of fle4ibility for most home applications but it is good to be aware of this limit.

;. 'hat network speed do I need)

* #his will mainly play a part in what kind of switch to get. &9mbps is still faster than most everyones home internetconnection, so if you are 3ust surfing a &9 megabit switch will suffice 3ust fine.


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&999$ spool Cat*;e or Cat*2 (more or less based on your need 9 5ree from a friend0ingle =ang etrofit -o4es (the kind that clamp to the drywall, open back 9.+; eachD*1; Dacks and plates (get what you need, maybe an e4tra or two 9./; plate, &1 for &+ 3acksD*1; plugs (optional 9 I didn$t use themPlastic grommet (optional, makes the cabling look professional 9.29Patch panel (optional, another professional touch 9 Bragged out of the dumpster at work @thernet 0witch 9 =iven by a friendouter 5irewall (optional, may be re%uired by you I0P 9 Already had oneelcro strips for cable management (optional / for a roll0hort patch cables (optional ; #his will vary depending on length

?ow that we$ve (hopefully got all the stuff we need, lets mount the wall plates"

Step 3 Mounting the Wall Plates

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0ince I knew the path my cable # took and they were in all the same locations that I wanted my ethernet 3acks, I3ust located my cable # 3acks to start. 8sing the stud finder I was able to tell which side of the cable 3ack the studwas located on. 0tuds are located &2E apart in almost all homes and I knew I wanted my ethernet to go in the same

wall cavity as the cable # .

?ow that you$ve decided where to mount the bo4, you need to draw the lines on the wall to fit the new bo4 and cutthe hold with the pointed hand saw. #he pointed saw should be able to push through the dry wall pretty easilywithout the need to drill starter holes.

7nce you have the hole cut in the wall, you can put the single gang bo4 into the hole and screw the clamps withhold it in place by clamping to the back of the dry wall.

epeat this for each location that you want to run to.

5or now we$ll leave the wall plates off.

At this time you$ll also want to cut a hole in the wall in the distribution room. Here you want to cut a hole that theplastic grommet will fit into.

?ow we can run cables"

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Step 4 Measuring and Running the Ca les

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#here are a number of ways to do this, you can estimate, measure from floor plans, run one, etc. I used the run onemethod.

#o find the lengths re%uired for each run I ran one cable to each room from the distribution room, pulled it out, andmade / more like it. After that, you can run all 1 together.


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Step ! Connecting the Wires to the "ac#s and Patch Panel

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?ow the we$ve got the cables run we can punch down the the cables to the patch panel and the to 3acks"

I noted in the materials that a patch panel was optional. Aand #;2>- wiring standards. #o be honest I don$t know if either would work. I have seen EAE used for I0B? beforebut, in looking at the #;2>- color guide I recogni ed it as the same as the tons of patch cables I have made beforeso I went with it. 6ake sure you use the same on both ends.


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?ow before you start connecting most of the network components you want to test all the connections and make

sure things are working. #his can be done a number of ways. If you actually have a network tester then youprobably know what you$re doing.


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I plugged a short patch cable from my patch panel to each port on my switch and turned it on. 0ince it is a managedswitch I set each port to be Eup upE and Eauto negotiateE 8nmanaged switches will not need to configure anything.

#he ne4t step is to take another patch cable and a laptop and plug it into each port in each room. Check the switch

after each port and verify the ElinkE indicator is on. -eing able to establish a link tests the physical layer (i.e. nobroken wires, all tight crimps, no crossed wires , as well as the data link layer (i.e. negotiation between networkcard and switch port . ?o IP addressing or anything needed for testing.

#his is also a good time to make sure your labeling matches on both ends. 5or e4ample you can make sure thatE6aster -edroom Port +E on your patch panel actually goes to the second port in the master bedroom.

#o the internet, and beyond"

Step & Connecting to the Internet

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?ow that we$ve got this fancy network, we want to connect it to the internet right)

5irst the cable modem setup. 0ince I moved my cable modem from my second bedroom (office to the distributionroom I needed to change the way my cable was split. ather than the main cable into the house being split / ways Isplit things a little differently. I split the incoming cable with a /*way splitter first. & to the main # , & to the +*waysplitter for # in the bedrooms and the other into the cable modem. I connected the splitters using a male*malebarrel connector.

?ow that the cable modem is in the right place we can continue with our network setup. Bepending on your internetprovider some of this setup may vary. I$m going to discuss the specifics of my environment only. I$ll provide tipsfor others when possible.

5rom the cable modem ethernet port I plugged into the E8ntrustedE port on my router firewall. 5rom the E#rustedEport, I connected to the first switch port on my switch. If your switch has one, plug into the port labeled E8plinkEinstead. Bepending on the switch or cable modem and or router, you may need (or already have crossover cablesfor these connections. 'ith my router firewall set up as a BHCP server I can now provide each port access to theinternet. In addition my entire network is protected from outside access by the firewall.

Although it is not integral to this instructable, I also plugged a wireless access point into my switch so that I can

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have wireless access as well. 0ince my wireless is both encrypted and has 6AC filtering I feel comfortable with iton the EtrustedE side of my firewall. If for some reason I wanted to provide open wireless access but still protect mynetwork I would need a different configuration of connections. I won$t go into detail about these changes but Iwanted to note them depending on what your network goals are and how they might incorporate wireless access.

In summary, my firewall receives my single, static IP from my I0P cable modem. It also acts as a router andprovides BHCP IP addresses to all other hosts on my private network via the switch and cabling we 3ust installed.

'hat the hell do we do with it now)") ?@ #"

Step ' Cool ptions to Ma#e ou *ee# +riends ,rool #here are some cool additions that you can make to your home network that will make your geek friends drool"

&. 5ile 0erver or ?A0

* I added and mounted a &8 file server in the distribution room that holds all of my multimedia. #his includes amirrored AIB with - of storage for music, movies, # shows, etc. ( AIB is ?7# a backup, but I feel betterabout not losing my media if a hard drive takes a dump 'ith this I can stream media to any computers on mynetwork" A 07H7 ?A0 device such as ?etgear$s eady?A0 also works well here but I$ve found that their networkperformance (of ?A0 devices, ?7# specifically the eady?A0 which I$ve heard is tha$ bomb doesn$t approach thegigabit speeds their network interfaces can negotiate.

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* 1+ P6 3schmidt+9 saysemember.... Cat; is ade%uate for &9 &99 mbps, but ?7# good enough for & gbps. !earned this the hard way. Itsimply won$t cut it. 6ust use Cat;e for & gigabit connection, and, of course, have a gigabit router and a gigabitnic card.Reply

6ar /9, +9&+. G ;& A6 3obard saysI$m sorry, I couldn$t understand why you think cables are better than wireless connection. 7n the former youhave to break walls, you are limited to the end of the cable, so if I want to bring my laptop from my desk to my

bed, either the cable should be long enough, or there should be another connection point close to my bed, and inthis case, the connection will be lost for disconnecting one point and connecting to the other. ?ot to mention thee4pense for buying up to &99m of cables and installing them. #he latter, you 3ust have to use a router or two,and I$ll be able to use my laptop even in the toilet, if I want, although this idea sounds bi arre.... egardingsafety, that$s what firewalls are used for.'hat do you think)Reply

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About your comment Ethat$s what firewalls are forE, you might want to brush up on your understanding aboutwhat firewalls do. 5irewalls do not protect wireless. 5irewalls are like a gate to your network * but if you usewireless the gate kinda doesn$t work because your traffic flies through the air.


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J8@0#I7? * we are currently wiring Cat*2 and replacing Cat*/ into the rest of the updates we have done onour &G;/ home. Having no issues and coming along nicely. #he idea is to keep up with 5i70 we have had witheri on for several years. 7ur house needed the update and we want to be up to $speed$ for changes in cable #industry when we figure in a few years time, all one will need is an I0P for computer to replace set*top bo4es in

populated areas. ?et5li4 runs on our big # screen 3ust fine through the *-o4 on a nice big monitor.

'e figure that in short order, competitive I0P vendors will offer (ala Hulu will run the # and all the devicesthat are currently entering each home * like * iPad and wireless ways of watching anything that traditional# Cable once ruled. #he telephone is almost a hang*nail bundle now because it is digital and we haveconsumer choices outside cable company bundling. 'ith onage, 6agic Dack, 0kype, etc * phones will

probably be dropped in bundle choices and 3ust be part of I0P services)

eri on has changed downwards to $digital$ phone bundle, and we like having a land line. 'ith 5i7s we en3oy ahighly effective 'i5i environment with the old wiring. I promised the CA#*2 will make it even better.

#H@ J8@0#I7? came up with my wife when she asked me * as I had said to her that the old CA#*/ defeatshigh speed price tiers after enters the old wiring in the house. I told her my readings indicated we were around&96bps once the service hit our house wiring regardless of how fancy the bo4 to the house and pay tier

promised. #hus the upgrade is timely now to CA#*2.

If all we were getting was the low speed high speed * 'H< were we paying for higher priced, +;6bps $faster$tier selections all this time)" In summery, if the house has old wiring, what good is it for a consumer to pay forthe highest speed 5i70 offers when the CA#*/ wiring does not allow it to do it$s thing)

'hen we are finished converting * CA#*2 should up our bang for less buck if we switch to lower tier pricing)'e have good speed and wireless and wired interaction with our computers and devices with the CA#*/.

0hould we change our package for the lower speed price selection from our I0P with the CA#*2, and not blinkin the $speed$ if we pick the #hanks ahead of time for helping weed out fact vs. fiction vs. wallet"Reply

0ep &+, +9&9. / 99 P6 shortw saysI am a maintenance man at a big company and all we use is ;2> A , witch most was installed &9 years ago.Also to note, the longest run can not be more than &99 meters without signal loss.Reply

Apr +, +9&&. > 9> P6 forgottenciti en says5 /> A6 Bavid6 says

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I have been reading and collecting information for a while on this e4act topic. I intend (with help to completethe wiring cabling this 0aturday * April +nd. After reading your well written and informative instruction, I will

be using CA# 2 and I will be running 1 cables to all outlets. I also intend running some Coa4 * 0atellite * =2to some select locations.

I have one %uestion though, Is there any other cable(s that I should consider running now that I will be cuttinginto the walls) I have thought of 0peaker 'ire but not really sure it would be beneficial)I have a plan to add CC# at some stage but with (my limited knowledge, I beleive I can use the CA# 2 forthat purpose so.. no need that I am aware of for specific CC# cable)

#he house is / story so I want to do this once inK my lifetime"Reply

Apr &, +9&&. ; &+ P6#echPaul saysBon$t worry about CC# as you will probably go IP cameras soon anyway.IPcams can have better resolution and integrated into a 7IP pab4 to allow camera attached to door stations etcReply

Apr G, +9&&. 1 /G A6 Bavid6 saysAdvice taken. I started this 3ob and with the usual interuptions of work and life, I estimate that the cabling willnot be finished til 6ay" -8t as I am in no rush, it is giving me good time to collect information for the finalnetwork design.Reply

Apr &, +9&&. 1 /2 P6 iweiting says6y buddy and I are building neighboring houses, and we are doing cat ;e and %uad shielded =2 to all

bedrooms, as well as any sitting activity areas as well as my theater. 'e are also dropping F.& speaker taps intomy theater and his # room as well as ;.& speaker taps into the basement rumpus rooms.

0implest approach is simply find a good central post build accessible spot and run mainlines to there, and thenhub splitter the network and coa4 lines to everywhere you want em. #his gives you an all purpose point awayfrom the main panel to deal with your low voltage stuff and also allows you to e4pand later if needed, i.e. I amnot finishing my basement immediately, but when I do I will be adding / more coa4 net cable panels toaccommodate my lab, another bedroom and the poker tv area.

0o really unless you are planning to add a pro3ector at some point (then you need to run composite,componentand hdmi cables through the celing and receiver wall to keep it clean then you really only need to donet coa4 speaker.Reply

?ov 2, +99G. ; /2 P6 illegal/alien saysI$ve always dreamed of a house with + gigabit ethernet hookups in each room and a little alcove up highsomewhere for a switch modem router that would also offer a good spot for wireless. I bought all cat2 cableswhen I needed new ones, but I still have a mbit router and there$s only one gbit computer.Reply

Apr +, +9&&. &9 &2 P6#echPaul saysduring your upgrade look for native IP 2 switches routers.


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speeds, at least over normal si e house runs. #he ne4t big challange is &9=b. I had my last house completelycabled and then had to find uses for it(+99& , now I have many devices ready and able to be networked.Reply

0ep &+, +9&9. / /& P6 shortw says=igabit e%uipment does not help you if your I0P ( internet service provider has not this service or option. Asfar as I know, most I0P do not support the gigabit speeds.Reply

Apr &&, +9&+. > 1G P6 3schmidt+9 saysBisagree. =igabit moves data faster between router and devices. #he faster your download upload service withyour I0P the %uicker (with gigabit service the data passes from router to device (and back, on the upload side .

I have some computer that used to be gigabit, then I switched them to another router that was &99 mbps. #hedifference was easy to spot, for sure. #he same I0P in both cases.

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Dun +2, +9&&. 2 +; P6 3downing says#his is for generic networking which could mean e4ternally L internally. It doesn$t matter about the I0P ifyou$re doing stuff internally * this is where =igabit speeds can become of use.

=igabit e%uipment will help you if you$re transferring a large amount of files or pulling stuff simultaneously of ?A0 drives.Reply

6ar +1, +9&&. & 9G P6 bmulholland saysCablevision (7ptimum 7nline @J8I @0 =igabit technology for its 7ptimum 7nline 8ltra package(&9&6bps down and &;6bps up . It$s only &99 per month so it$s not outside the reach of consumers either.Reply

0ep &+, +9&9. 1 /9 P6 illegal/alien says ?o, but if you do full disk backups (images or share media over your network gigabit speeds make it a lotfaster.Reply

6ar &/, +9&&. & &; P6 Buchateau saysIt is ama ing how much hate you got for this one. I think it is awesome. I know how google works and can lookup prices myself. I think it was well written and really made me think about some things i hadn$t thought of.=ood Dob"Reply

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5eb &9, +9&&. & 1+ P6 @lvenChild says

8mm... Bude I dont want a bugatti and I still have a home phoneReply

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Apr 1, +9&9. && &> A6carniemechanic says'hy write anything at all about costs knowing you$ll say nothing informative) 6ost of us have tools, I$m sureM

subscribing to Instructables implies this. 5ew of us have access to so much free material and components.

Please make the article you write as informative as it is instructive. I find incomplete information frustrating.Reply

?ov &1, +9&9. & /& P6 rrrmanion saysi think you$ll find other people would not find him( her listing the prices useful anyway, the prices would have

been in dollars, and prices in the 80, instructables is available all over the world, i live in the 8N, and we use pounds, so you might 3ust have to put up with it, and think how at least most of the instructables are listed inyour currency.Reply

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Apr 1, +9&9. &+ &2 P6 ogue Agent (author says#here$s plenty informative. @ven if I don$t list all the costs, the proper tools and materials listing is helpful. Ilisted what it cost me, some of which was 9. -ut I$m not going to research costs on everything for yourconvenience. If you find my instructable frustrating, move along and don$t read it.Reply

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Dan &1, +9&&. + /2 P6Banish 6&=arand saysCosts are relative. 'ill you buy or scrounge every bit of this) I have friends that do this for a living. 'ithnearly empty spools of wire and a scrounged connector or two I bet i$d get down to ero cost. If you hire the 3obdone then it could cost thousands. Cat; wire is cheap here in the 80A i$d bet in some parts of the world it isdifficult and e4pensive to find.Reply

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7ct &>, +9&9. 2 19 P6 dragonflyOblue saysAs if the house wasn$t already handling 6r. House 3ust fine, now we$ve got to start from scratch on alternate

universe 2F ley lines, which are not even compat flavours of the -0B devices and the ant build scripts will beabout as useful as a punch*drunk donkey clicker, you mother caressing chicken clucker you. *Reply

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7ct &1, +9&9. G 1G A6 dancmarsh saysupdate on the readynas servers

don$t mess with it and it won$t break. It appears to have been a PIC?IC (look it upsituation.

0eriously though, its a linu4 bo4, they are designed to 3ust carry on running without interference. 7nce setup,should be fine. 7urs appears to be ama ing now it$s stable

Avoid the buffalo terrastation though, awful interface.Reply

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0ep /, +9&9. &9 /; A6 6acworldwi ard says

?ice Instructable. eth9 connections are generally faster than 'i*5i anyway. @thernet is a great way to connectto the internet...Reply

Apr 1, +9&9. &9 /1 A6 de3ure saysunning CA#; Qor betterK is indicated to be a worthwhile endeavor for many reasons

& I rented an old house and 3ust replacing a short run of old wire (tired ends made a big difference on adial up connection.

+ CA# ; allowed a customer to easily run multiple phones and fa4 machines for his office off a singlecable.

/ 'ireless is great for many applications, but it a real loser during power outages, which some arease4perience several times a year.

0ince I knew nothing about such installations, I started researching before doing a ma3or installation on aremodel. It soon became apparent the research was well worthwhile. Installing the CA# ; line re%uired morecare than I might, otherwise have given. 5or e4ample (e4treme parroting follows

& 'hen securing the wire, use staples that protect the wire against nicking and crimping (e.g., plasticcoatings to cushion between the staple and wire or otherwise take care not to overly compress the wire (again,to avoid nicking or otherwise damaging the conductors .

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+ 6ake sweeping turns, do not make sharp turns, which may damage the wire and reduce itRs capacity.

/ !eave service loops

1 'hen pulling the wire, remember that the wire being pulled can cause heat build up in spots, such as

at areas where holes were drilled in rafters and such, on a previously pulled wire. As such, donRt try to pull toomany wires through a single hole.

; 8se good wire stripers. ?icking the wire reduces its gauge si e at the nick, reducing its load capacityat that point, as well as weakening it and making it more susceptible to breakage.

2 Always loop clockwise on screws so that tightening the screw pulls the wire in, rather than pushing itout, such as a counter clockwise loop would do when tightening.

F Consider picking up some Sdeo4T type product from an electrical or electronic sales outlet. #his cancut down on o4idation, which would compromise the connection %uality, and to limit electrolysis, which woulddestroy the 3unction when dissimilar metals are 3oined.

> Avoid (as elsewhere noted running other systems immediately parallel to the wire runs to avoid crosstalk by induction.

'hen you have to drill through structural material, such as floor supports and such, donRt place your holesnear the edges of the lumber. Boing so weakens the board far more than when the hole is made more to thecenter.Reply

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Apr ;, +9&9. G &9 A6 wnFant saysE'ireless is great for many applications, but it is a real loser during power outages, which some arease4perience several times a year.E

I$m not sure I follow what you mean here. All the network wiring in the house has to be connected to a switchor router. -oth of those devices re%uire power. If you loose power, you loose connectivity. Having wirelessavailable during a power loss situation by using a backup generator 8P0 would be a great way to help peopleaccess the internet (you helping your neighbors . It$s up to you if this is a good idea.Reply

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Aug /9, +9&9. F 1+ A6 useraaaaa saysyea.. some people have own nuclear reactor 3ust for cable modem and router..Reply

Apr ;, +9&9. &9 +2 A6 de3ure saysI guess your point is well taken, since the article was about @thernet and did not address the other uses of CA#; (etc. 6y mind wandered off to that Cat ; is used for more than 3ust computer e%uipment. Phone lines, and of

course dial up connections, use it too.

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#hough any wireless system is toast in a power outage (we e4perience ten to fourteen a year in the ?orthwet,where trees don$t have to root deep and wind takes them out, along with power lines , telephone companies

provide power to phone lines independent of electric utilities. As a result, phone lines are often operationalwhen there is no AC current to the house.

7f course, 8P0 are limited and must be recharged, if ta4ed for any significant time or by a significant load.egardless, they would do nothing for a phone line, since, as noted, the phone companies supply that power(aside from home e%uipment dependent on AC, such as message recorders, cordless phones and so forth .

=enerators solve problems of supplying power, but a whole house generator can cost as much as three or fourthousand a month to operate. @ven small generators can be e4pensive, such as if you had to run it full time to

provide power for phones and such. A very small portion of the population can afford such systemsReply

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Aug /9, +9&9. F 1/ A6 useraaaaa saysEphone lines are often operational when there is no AC current to the houseE because phone companies havetheir own nuclear plants..Reply

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Apr 2, +9&9. & &; A6 drresearch saysHere in certain seasons we have also two or three power outages in a day, that$s why we have a big 8P0 (&199

A , but like this we can still use the computer, lighting, etc. also during power outages.Reply

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Aug &1, +9&9. && 9+ P6superscientist& saysalthough how would you use psp online play or ipod touch youtube or safariReply

Aug +G, +9&9. 2 +G A6 craig/ says6aybe they dont need to)Reply

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Aug +G, +9&9. > 1> A6 superscientist& sayswell some people do I$m 3ust sayin cause you need wifi for both of thoseReply

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aah, well you can see in step F they still have the wireless access point in there.Reply

Aug 1, +9&9. && 1> A6Instructables66 says

Hello, Boes anyone knows where to get the 0ingle =ang etrofit -o4es at 9.+; each) I looked atmonoprice.com and even at bulk it cost .>9 and up... #IA"Reply

Dul /&, +9&9. && +1 A6D#om6&+G says#he locally grounded shielding is for the individual twisted pair but not for what is called common mode noiseand 3ust keeps local noise out of the two legs in the individual twisted data line(s . In that case the @6 fields on&+9 AC are not that ma3or an issue by itself * but what I0 a problem is the electrical noise from lightningstrikes on power lines and motors starting stopping (and other nasty stuff on shared power sources that cancause transients that result short term thousands of volt spikes on the power lines close by the data lines, even in

the common mode. 6oral of the story is a true 8P0 (not the stupid Etransient protectorE power strip that canmake matters even worse will really clean out the spikes from your &+9 AC line -@57 @ they come close toyour e%uipment and data lines (and also keep the spikes out of your e%uipment$s power supplies * a very goodthing . 5or me the fact that a 8P0 kicks in on the loss of &+9 AC is 3ust an added benefit. 5'I'Reply

?ov 2, +99G. > && P6 FBarts says>&.E *wikipediaReply

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ery hardcore. I would do something similar, but probably not use hardware as fancy. Can someone say a!inksys ' #;1g)Reply

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Apr ;, +9&9. + /> P6 dancmarsh saysawesome bit of kit, had one for years before I dumped my cable. Had the wrt;1b first as well. eboot once afortnight when wireless goes down, otherwise, top notch"

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Apr +>, +9&9. G +& A6 Computothought says'e use ethernet over power lines for the satellite computers. if we want to move a computer it is no big deal.

@verything in the main computer room is hard wired though. 'e do not use wireless either e4cept for a standalone wireless honeypot i have for grins. I do agree once you have a web server and or a nas they will become are%uired home appliance. #he pogoplug is too proprietary for me. I did use an nslu+ for a long time runningdebian as a server. Dust let me have an old computer and there will be a server.I like to build my own. #heturnkey nas in a bo4 sold in stores usually do not get supported for very long. I have an old pentium two that isstill supported and still cranking. I am planning to build an updated system that supports the newer sata drivethough.

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Apr &/, +9&9. && // A6 talonsblade saysanyone have any e4perience with the pogoplug thing) was 3ust wondering how it stood up to a dedicatednas server Reply

Apr 1, +9&9. && &+ A6 btwnc says7nce you go ?A0 you never go back MReply

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Apr 1, +9&9. &+ +F P6 ogue Agent (author saysIt depends on the ?A0 for sure. I bought a 'B one and returned it because it was so slow. I have heard greatthings about the product that ?etgear bought from infrant. #he name is eady?A0 I think.Reply

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Apr ;, +9&9. + /2 P6 dancmarsh saysdon$t 3ump in with readynas 3ust yet, having big problems with one of the big ones in a school setting. Neep

checking back, will let you know when it$s fi4ed properly.

Also, avoid the freecom media player series like the plague. 0eriously slow and won$t play with a mac.

I reccomend the old fashioned method. A good solid, linu4 machine. #ry http www.freenas.comReply

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Apr F, +9&9. / /F P6 dancmarsh sayscan$t 3ust yet as I$m planning on doing some test benching with windows server. -ut It$s given me an idea for an

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Apr F, +9&9. && +/ A6 3intolain saysI second the freenas setup, especially if you run it from a usb, giving you full use of your harddrives.

P0 freenas is based on freebsd (uni4, which gives you e4tra geek cred.

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Apr +, +99G. ; ;2 P6 hdlrtc>> saysPretty good advice... a few hints if I may...7ne thing to make sure of...do not untwist the wire pairs more than& + inch when you strip off the 3acket and punch down the wires. @4cess unwrapping affects noise immunityand other performance related characteristics. 8se the ;2>- wiring pattern... It has better performance primarilydue to lower power sum, near and far end crosstalk characteristics. #hese measurements can be made using aCA# ; or 2 tester, but most people don$t have those. B7 ?7# use tie wraps or staples, and do not make tight

bends in routing your cables... Bistorting the cable 3acket affects transmission characteristics and reduces bandwidth (speed .

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6ay &1, +99G. && /+ A6 He4tor saysHBlrtc>>, why not use tie wraps)Reply

6ay &;, +99G. && 1+ A6 hdlrtc>> says6ost people over tighten tie wraps...that distorts the cable 3acket, and the pairs, and can cause very slight lossesin performance at every tight spot... Dust good practice not to make tight turns, crush the cable, untwist the pairs,etc.Reply

?ov 2, +99G. &9 &+ A6 eric3FF saysI$d like to add that where cables are e4posed and need to be bundled, velcro is the way to go. It$s a tad moree4pensive, but you can pick up a /;$ roll at Harbor 5reight for about >. Inevitably you$ll find yourself needingto pull a little more slack in a cable, move it to another 3ack, replace a bad one, or add another one to the bundle.ather than pull out the scissors or wire snips and cut every ip strip along the way, unstrap it, do what you

gotta do, and strap it back up. ?o tools needed, and you don$t have to go find your ip strips to strap it all backtogether. In the long run, you$ll be glad you spent the e4tra money.Reply

Apr 2, +9&9. 1 +F P6 yphlar says#he best way I$ve found to handle e4cess and ensure that changes are easy is to run wire in open channels (EDhooksE, ladder rack, cable tray ** as opposed to closed channels like conduit and loose*but*closed situations likedrilling holes thru studs and walls and then keep +*2 feet of e4cess cable at each end. Cable is much, muchcheaper than the manhours involved"

Neeping e4cess at each end, and running cable through open channels, allows you to re*route wires as necessarywithout time*consuming pulling or fish taping. Imagine moving your patch panels / feet to the right and

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needing to re*wire a whole office building" 7r, more commonly, if you mess up the ends while crimping you$llneed at least a few inches of slack in order to re*crimp. @4tra wire will save your butt.Reply

Apr 2, +9&9. 1 /9 P6 yphlar saysI should clarify** using conduit is great when running wire over an inaccessible location since you can easilyfish*tape the whole length. It$s not fle4ible, however, so D*hooks are a cheap and fle4ible way to bundle wireswhile allowing for a cable to be re*routed at any point along the line. Dust make sure you$ll be able to reach theD*hook if necessary.Reply

Apr 2, +9&9. 1 &F P6 yphlar saysIf you$re running multiple wires to a single location, it$s usually easiest to pull them all at once** if you canafford it, having multiple spools of CA#; will reduce headaches. If multiple spools aren$t an option, I suggest

measuring with twine since it$s much cheaper than cable and you can leave it in the wall for easy pulling later(whenever you begin pulling, attach a twine so you there$s always twine in the wall** you$ll never have to fishtape that route again.Reply

?ov 2, +99G. > /+ A6 6adison7H saysI read that you need to have ethernet cables separated from electric lines. Bid you address this in your install) Iam looking to do this same pro3ect as as I have a few walls open right now to begin running lines. =reatInstructable"Reply

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Apr 1, +9&9. 2 +> A6 drresearch saysBon$t worry, I know a place where they have ethernet in an e4ternal pipe together with ac ++9 volts (if Iremember correctly .Reply

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Apr ;, +9&9. + && P6 #he7ne#rue0tickman says#hat$s only with special e%uipment, though * 6adison7H$s concern is still entirely valid for both interference

and possible safety reasons. A6 drresearch says7h yeah, sorry, I 3ust found out that it$s actually only ethernet in that pipe. Anyway I am sure there are other

places with such a setup (in my own house I have telephone with ++9 v , and I am not trying to say that it is notdangerous (I also agree with you but I mean that nothing e4ploded yet , so I guess it$s NI?B of okay if 7?@

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cable happens to go a bit nearer to a mains line. Also here where I am, electricians don$t always come up withvery safe or reliable 3obs .Reply

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?ov &9, +99G. + &+ A6 0mAsH" says#his is because the high voltage ac lines cause noise or EinterferenceE on any unshielded lines nearby, it is bestto keep unshielded cables away from high voltage circuits lines because of this.Reply

?ov G, +99G. > 9; A6 mbear says#hat$s true. It has to do with the @6 radiation from the power lines. Neep your network cables away from the

power lines, and you should be 7N.

In a couple big installations I$ve seen (factories, schools, etc. the builder used plastic conduit to insulate thenetwork runs from the power cables.


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Apr 1, +9&9. 2 /; A6 @mmett7 saysI$ve seen unshielded Cat;e right ne4t to power lines. It still works and it$s still safer than wifi. #here may have

been a drop in performance (bandwidth however, I never had a chance to check.

'hat you really want to avoid is having it run near florescent lights. #he high voltage ballasts will really messup @thernet.

If you$re really worried about it there is shielded Cat; but it costs more.

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Apr 1, +9&9. && +& A6ogue Agent (author says

&9 &99 is perfectly fine for nearly all home uses. E is sufficient to run up to ; or 2 CA# cables through.

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Apr 1, +9&9. & /2 P6 wbsbadboy says P6Derms= says


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It$s possible he uses a cable modem for internet.7r if it needs internet, he said he uses a media server. #hose need a connection to the network.Reply

Apr +, +9&9. F +G P6 alberto>FG/ says'hat is the ring around the cables called) it in the wall)Reply

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Apr 1, +9&9. &+ /+ P6 ogue Agent (author saysIt$s called a grommet. 6ost hardware stores have generic plastic grommets like this.Reply

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0ep 1, +99G. > /; P6 narnboy& says#he reason for type a or type b is to create a straight*thru you use one type on both sides. #o create a cross*over

cable is use one type on one side and the other type on the other,Reply

?ov 2, +99G. && 9/ A6 the manF> says

#hat$s not accurate. #;2>- is an older standard that is still widely in use mostly in large office buildings wherethe building was originally wired as #;2>- and therefore would be too e4pensive to rewire to #;2>A. #;2>- isstill a viable option (and most network professionals people choose it because of its wide usage and its whatthey already know .

#;2>A is the 0#A?BA B as @IA #IA sees it and all new wiring schemes are supposed to be wired by #;2>A.6ost aren$t the because as mentioned above basically Ecan$t teach an old dog new tricksE. #he difference in - vsA is that A allows for backward compatibility with analog telephone lines in a + line phone run and orstructured wiring in a home (mostly structured wiring in a home . #his allows you to use a #;2>A wired 3ackfor either telephone or data depenending on what signal you have patched at the other end.

If you decide to place phone signal on the line, the orange and blue pairs will carry the signal for both lines sowhen you plug in an D&& phone cord, you can now support a phone with & or + lines. If you decide to run data,

3ust pull the phone cords out at the other end and patch data into it.

#;2>A is the current 0tandard over #;2>- which will be completely phased out by +9&+ if not sooner.

However, most contractors do it like this

#;2>A U esidential

#;2>- U Commercial (unless otherwise re%uested for A

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Apr 1, +9&9. &9 /& A6 Idea ault says#;2>A and #;2>- are both esidential and Commercial...there are many different therories and best practices..

-ut what is taught and 8sed G;V of the time...

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#;2>- U BA#A, networking, IP (IP 0ecurity, IP PH7?@, @#C#;2>A U 670#!< 80@B 7?!< 'I#H [email protected] and ?7?*IP phone systems.

In both the + types the -lue -lue*'hite Pair is the same, from there on are the differences.

I have been installing for over +9 years and stay up to date with industry courses every 2 months andcertifications ... and I have ?@ @ seen A used for anything other than what I indicated for above...

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!ike many phone systems use + pairs...usually the blue and orange pairs and all terminated in the Aconfiguration. And it can vary form system to system...one pair carries power and the other carries the data tothe phone (line status, !CB info, etc

but - is king with everything else...

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Dan /9, +9&9. & && P6ABavenport>1 says#o summari e there are two wiring standards #;2>A L -, and both have straight through and cross over

wiring.Reply

5eb &&, +9&9. ; /; P6 ABavenport>1 saysI$d like to edit my own comment and renege what I said. It$s completely wrong. narnboy& has the right

information and the manF> is actually slightly off. ;2>A and ;2>- would be the same cost as they are used bythe same wire, ie cat; and cat;e.

Also since you only need + wires for an D*&& connection (analog phones , it does not matter what + pair youare using as long as it$s the same on both ends. ie red and blue for the first line, yellow and black for the secondline, and blue and white for the third. In summary you can still use ;2>- or ;2>A for analog phones.

As for old dogs not learning new tricks...that$s true, but ;2>- is ?7# being phased out and ;2>- is also A0 backward compatible as ;2>A.

A contractor might have a favorite way of doing things, but to be honest, as long as you know which standard is

being used continue using that standard.

#he following info is from the CC?A class straight from Cisco, which is probably the world$s largestnetworking company

@thernet straight*through -oth ends #;2>A or both ends #;2>- #his configuration would be used for connecting a network host to a network device such as a switch or ahub.

@thernet crossover 7ne end #;2>A the other end #;2>- #his configuration would be used for connecting two network hostsM connecting two intermediary devices(switch to switchM router to router .

7n newer switches however there is auto 6BI , which will switch to the correct configuration automatically,ie if using a straight*through and a crossover is needed, the auto 6BI will kick in and change the straight*through to act as if it were a crossover. A nice feature for the clueless or accidents.

All that to say originally I was wrong and narnboy& was right.Reply

6ar ++, +9&9. G 9& P6 Coin!aundry says#he cable will call out a wiring standard on the 3acket (and usually it will be ;2>- . -oth standards are printedon 3acks for your convenience. If a 3ack gets ripped out of the wall and disappears, you can bring a length of

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cable out, read the standard (it$s in there with things like ECA#*2E and E;996HWE , and wire up to the 3ackwithout having to find the other end of the cable and analy ing it.Reply

7ct /, +9&9. > 9& P6 tecnico9&91 saysI haven$t see such a cable yet. And as long as I know, I$t doesn$t matter what standard do you use as long as youterminate both ends with same standard for straight*through or different standards for cross*over.Reply

5eb &&, +9&9. 2 /G P6 narnboy& saysHey, things happen.Reply

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?ov 2, +99G. 1 +G P6 ogue Agent (author says@4cellent information" #hanks"

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6ar +>, +9&9. &+ 11 A6 Nagehi saysActually, you are better off here splitting by two then splitting three for all your other connections, especiallyin an older house. 'ith my connection it was rigged like you have here, and they had to both replace the dropline to the house and change the split point, to get a good solid signal. I still lose some because & I alsohave a # in the same room as the computer, so that adds another split, and + the wiring is an older, thinner,type of coa4 in the walls. -oth lose additional signal for me. -ut, the X& problem that was causing my modemto disconnect a lot seemed to be a slightly fishy drop, and the way the split was done where it came in, since itwent through the same sort of mess you have there.

Hmm. P6 tristantech says.&.&E to access the configuration page.

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5eb &+, +9&9. + &1 P6Instructables66 sayshow can one buy the keystone 3acks at the rate of &+ for &1 as mentioned in this article) @verywhere I look is

about / and up... Any help would be appreciated. #hanks"Reply

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5eb +, +9&9. + +; P6 danlab saysI recently set up something a little like this in my new office. 5or a server i built a computer from scratch withfour - hard drives. (#wo are in a mirrored raid setup and the other two backup the main drives Qone tuesdaynight and one friday nightK . I used ubuntu for the operating system and have a samba server setup.

I plan to build an identical computer at our other location and backup to that one too (we decided to have a little bit of redundancy if you didn$t notice .Reply

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Dan +2, +9&9. F ;2 P6 abadfart saysok so i got it all set up but one of the computer has limited to no connection and my 4bo4 is not registering at

all. i know i wired it right but they aren$t working any ideas)Reply

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Dan &+, +9&9. + +; A6abadfart saysvery nice i am putting a file server maid out of my old net*vista running 4p to hold my movies so i can get themoff my laptop and put my music on so other people have it when im gone

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Bec &G, +99G. G 91 P6 atomicrabbit says'hat if I$m moving into a couple year old house and I don$t know where the run the wires)) 'ill I have to do alot of hole cutting and wall*massacring )

Any suggestions)

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Bec &1, +99G. & /; P6 @ntropy;&+ says#his is how I did it in my parents house. 'e replaced each coa4*only wallplates with wallplates that had 1

keystone module holes each. & holes was filled with an 5 connector barrel, the second with a Cat; 3ack, the lasttwo with blank plates for future e4pansion.

#he e4ception was in the entertainment room * 6y parents already had two speaker wires coming up from thefloor to the stereo system. #hese were moved si4 inches so they came up through the wall where the coa4 cameup from the basement, and went to CA 3acks in the /rd and 1th holes in that wallplate.

It$s a 68CH easier approach than adding wallplates if you$re doing the ECat; only to places with a coa4 dropalreadyE approach"Reply

Bec &F, +99G. + &1 P6 3oebananas says'ould the Ereplace e4isting wall plateE approach not be appropriate with Cat2 or multiple Cat2 drops)Reply

Bec &F, +99G. / ;/ P6 @ntropy;&+ saysI don$t see why not * I used !eviton JuickPort plates in my parents house, and they have Cat2 JuickPort 3acks.

5or multi*drop Cat; 2 you$d need to get a 1 or 2*port wallplate (& for the old coa4, +Y for the multiple Cat; 2 3acks, but they don$t have / ; port plates.

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Dun +F, +99G. G ;9 P6 thermoelectric saysCool, I$m thinkingo of doing this. Bo you know how I could put the # tuner cards into a computer and letother computers access them)Reply

Bec &1, +99G. & /& P6 @ntropy;&+ saysIf you configure the computer as a dedicated +1 F file server * #here are multiple solutions such as 0napstreamand 6yth# . 6yth is !inu4*based and the Euser e4perienceE for 'indows frontends is so*so (but possible ,other solutions are 'indows*only.

In my case, I have a - AIB*; file server (back when it was built, - was a lot... with a dual*tuner analogcard (Hauppauge P *;99 and an e4ternal dual*tuner @thernet*based digital tuner (0ilicon Bust HBHome unReply

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#he # tuner cards would go in the server and you could access the shows they save (I dunno if you could dolive via standard filesharing. A friend of mine had a setup like that. 6ine is simpler but I was trying to showthe potential of this sort of pro3ect.Reply

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?ov 2, +99G. 1 11 P6 ogue Agent (author says5ormatting is fi4ed. 5or some reason I needed to go into the edit mode (where it still had my formatting and

3ust resave it.Reply

?ov 2, +99G. F ;+ P6 bingor says#hank you, its much easier to read and understand now.Reply

?ov 2, +99G. 1 ;> P6 Waphod?@ saysI did not read this terribly thoroughly, so forgive me if I$m being redundant. -ut don$t forget that duct work andcold*air returns can easily be used as cable races if they are convenient. 0ure you don$t get a cool looking wall

plate....3ust a cat; cable sticking out from the side of your heating vent, but a little creativity makes that lookdecent. And the ease of installation is worth it" I$ve done this for years with telephone line and cat;.

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?ov 2, +99G. & 1+ P6 bingor says ?ice instructable here, would it be too much to ask that it be broken up into paragraphs instead of big blocks ofte4t ne4t time for easier reading)Reply

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?ov 2, +99G. 1 +2 P6 ogue Agent (author says#his was actually formatted much more nicely before, I wrote this a while ago, before the EPro 6emberE

options and such. I imagine somewhere along the way my formatting got lost.Reply

Dan 2, +99G. ; ;1 P6 0cammah saysI wish i had run across your instructable earlier. Instead of doing it this way the professional way I punched ahole in my floor to my basement.


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#his is highly dependent on your individual circumstances. 5irst of all you want to consider where you internetcomes into the house. #hats the best way to start determining where you want to distribute things from. Inaddition to this you also need to consider ease of running cable. A6 iggertrev saysI think Neystone actually refers to the shape of both the 3ack and the plug.. like the keystone of an arch..see thestepped shape of the opening)Reply

0ep &/, +99G. > 91 P6 August 0pies says'ould you order something with your credit card over a two*way radio or baby monitor) ?o. 0o why wouldyou do it over wireless internet)Reply

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?ov 2, +99G. & /+ A6 teamcoltra saysBepends... Boes the store have the other half of the two way radio or baby monitor)

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0ep +&, +99G. 1 /9 P6 =ro44 saysHaving a gigabit L wireless*? router has converted meIf you do backups over your network (I have an ancient computer 3ust running for backups overnight

downloads , gigabit ? is absolutely essential . #he speed difference is unbelievable, especially during !A? parties where you have a bunch of computers nailing the network all the time. @ven 3ust sending people files (Ifi4 a lot of friends$ computers happens so much faster, the small e4tra cost was worth it.

#he advantage for !A? parties is also that a lot of games now are using P+P tech on local networks to sharefiles instead of downloading everything off their servers. If someone has everything, everyone will get it &94faster with gigabit. 'ith recent*ish games, that can mean hours saved for the gigabytes of data to be duplicateda do en times.Reply

0ep &F, +99G. F 11 A6 annaliesa" says'ow a. I hardwired my network but 3ust with a basic wireless router using the 1 ports in back and turning offthe wireless option.


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Dul +/, +99G. 2 &/ P6 ogue Agent (author says0ure wireless is the easy lasy way but this is 68CH faster and more secure and actually increases the value ofmy house.Reply

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Dul &G, +99G. &+ ;+ A6lucek saysI$ve run some wire in my day. one thing I$ve learned is that a measuring tape makes a passable fish tape.Reply

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P6lucek saysanother is the wet wall is good. I rigged my +nd floor via the void ne4t to the plumbing stack and ran a phoneline and cat; cable under my tub.Reply

Apr +9, +99G. > 9/ P6 newbieslinger saysAwesome instructable. 0o do you have the -6C (I recently did the soft mod and love it in the distributionroom or at your audio video center) if in the distribution room, how do you control the bo4 and get the signalfrom the 4bo4 to the audio videoReply

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Dul &G, +99G. &+ &; P6ogue Agent (author saysI know this is 'AAAA< late responding... sorry. #he -6C is at my # and acts as a set top bo4 to accessmovies, etc. stored on my server (which is in the distribution roomReply

Dul &G, +99G. && 92 A6Bavecarp saysthis was a really good design for structured cabling in a home. my dad and i have been doing this for yearse4cept in more commercial environments with hundreds of drops in so many different locations, it can get a bitcomplicated and time consuming when it comes time to punch +99 wires onto a rack full of patch panelsReply

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Dul &G, +99G. &+ &9 P6ogue Agent (author saysI$m glad you liked it" I$ve worked in a data center so I$ve seen a lot of it done (we bring in outside contractorsfor our main infrastructure but definitely seeing it done gave me plenty of confidence to tackle it in my house.Reply

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6ar +/, +99G. F &G P6 bwpatton& saysI know this is + years old but I sucessfully build a home network for under +99 that included > network drops.It looks EprofessionalE as it can get with materials from Home Bepot.Reply

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