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How hard is running ethernet cable through your house?
March 30, 2011 at
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My router is in the basement. My desktop computer is in a 1st floor office. I've really love to run an ethernet cable there. How hard is that? Who would I hire to do this if I didn't want to do it myself? How much more work is it to run one to my living room also (also first floor, across the house from the office, though).
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Ideally, you run a cable from the phone service to where you run all your data cables to...that way the dsl modem (or coax/cable modem) can reside there with your router and/or switch...
So you could patch phone service to that jack if data was no longer needed in the future.
Ideally, you run a cable from the phone service to where you run all your data cables to...that way the dsl modem (or coax/cable modem) can reside there with your router and/or switch...
So you could patch phone service to that jack if data was no longer needed in the future.
All jacks in my house are RJ45 even if they are used for telco.
The only data rated jacks are either punch down tools or or tool-less keystone jacks (which most people don't have many nice things to say about). There aren't any jacks that use screws or anything else for data jacks. The rj-45 jacks that do use screws, etc are not acceptable for data. The jacks that are basically an rj-45 coupler, requiring rj-45 plugs on the cable in the wall are far less reliable than the other types of jacks.
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The only data rated jacks are either punch down tools or or tool-less keystone jacks (which most people don't have many nice things to say about). There aren't any jacks that use screws or anything else for data jacks. The rj-45 jacks that do use screws, etc are not acceptable for data. The jacks that are basically an rj-45 coupler, requiring rj-45 plugs on the cable in the wall are far less reliable than the other types of jacks.
They sell those for the Home systems, that fit into a stud cavity in the master bedroom (typically)
You and see the same at Home Depot or Lowes...
The only data rated jacks are either punch down tools or or tool-less keystone jacks (which most people don't have many nice things to say about). There aren't any jacks that use screws or anything else for data jacks. The rj-45 jacks that do use screws, etc are not acceptable for data. The jacks that are basically an rj-45 coupler, requiring rj-45 plugs on the cable in the wall are far less reliable than the other types of jacks.
What I linked to may not be the most elegant solution, but it allows wiring RJ45 jacks for telephone (again it's simple because you only use 2 wires and those can be jumped in parallel on the board). It's what I could find @ a local store without having to search.
I wish somebody would make a little plastic insert for an rj-45 jack that would restrict the size of the jack to only allow rj-11/12 plugs to be inserted when an rj-45 jack is used for phone wiring.
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I wish somebody would make a little plastic insert for an rj-45 jack that would restrict the size of the jack to only allow rj-11/12 plugs to be inserted when an rj-45 jack is used for phone wiring.
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