Laying Cat 5 around the house
Discussion
Well I would use Cat6. But saying that why do you need to run the cabling? Would homeplug or wireless not do or are you intending to do heavy data transfers. A sfor the cabling it really depends on the structure of your house to work out best methods.Under floor, down cavities raggled walls the list goes on
Depends what the walls are made of, cavity/brick etc, and what flooring?
I got CAT5 into most places by lifting the carpet a little, and laying the stuff around the edge of room, between the gripper rods and the skirting, and digging small channels under doors etc (concrete floors). All running back to a cabinet in the hallway, no fuss.
I got CAT5 into most places by lifting the carpet a little, and laying the stuff around the edge of room, between the gripper rods and the skirting, and digging small channels under doors etc (concrete floors). All running back to a cabinet in the hallway, no fuss.
LaSarthe+Back said:
londonbabe said:
Surely cat5 is a bit obsolete in the home now?
I put cat5 in my flat, but these days it's not used. I just use wireless.
stuff like video needs reliable data transfer, which wireless does not provide. I put cat5 in my flat, but these days it's not used. I just use wireless.
Wireless is the future, not CAT5, IMO
satans worm said:
LaSarthe+Back said:
londonbabe said:
Surely cat5 is a bit obsolete in the home now?
I put cat5 in my flat, but these days it's not used. I just use wireless.
stuff like video needs reliable data transfer, which wireless does not provide. I put cat5 in my flat, but these days it's not used. I just use wireless.
Wireless is the future, not CAT5, IMO
Wire is the better solution 100% of the time.
Out of interest, what exactly can cat5 operate?
I looked briefly into fitting in our new home but could not see the point, for my internet I put the main BT socket in the bedroom/study where all fixed pc's for work/ personal are, along with the XBOX/playstation, so all hard wired, then wireless for the lap top in any room.
What else does cat 5 do/used for?
I looked briefly into fitting in our new home but could not see the point, for my internet I put the main BT socket in the bedroom/study where all fixed pc's for work/ personal are, along with the XBOX/playstation, so all hard wired, then wireless for the lap top in any room.
What else does cat 5 do/used for?
Deva Link said:
satans worm said:
Out of interest, what exactly can cat5 operate?
It's simply a type of cable over which you can run an ethernet network.Applications of Cat5e
HD Video both analogue and digital
Digital Audio
Analogue Audio
Control Networks (RS232, Proprietary (Lighting control etc))
Various Extensions over Cat5e (USB etc)
InfraRed
Plain old packet switched ethernet (which covers various applications including unicasting, multicasting etc etc etc)
Theres more I'm sure I've forgotten.
Cat5e isnt going anywhere any time soon.
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