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| Thread ID: 52884 | 2005-01-02 02:00:00 | Running Ethernet through walls | Ash M (46) | Press F1 |
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| 309690 | 2005-01-02 02:00:00 | Hey, I have a LAN connected to an 8 port hub in one room. I want to connect two computers in another adjacent room to this LAN - (I want it hard wired for bandwidth reasons, rather than using Wireless). One question regarding this: 1) I'm going to get an electrician to do it anyway, but I take it the RJ45 plate would just be like a connector, so I could plug UTP cable in one end into the computer the and another cable coming out the other side into a hub? Cheers, Ash |
Ash M (46) | ||
| 309691 | 2005-01-02 02:09:00 | Yup sounds about right. Though make sure it's someone that actually knows how to wire Cat5 correctly. That or you could just poke a normal cable through the wall yourself? Or buy a long cable and run it round the skirting board to the next room - electrician kinda seems overkill. |
ninja (1671) | ||
| 309692 | 2005-01-02 02:28:00 | Normally, you would end up with a wall-plate socket in each room. A male-male lead would then be required to go from the wallplate socket to the computer/hub/switch in each room. You can get adaptors for each end that enable you to use the one outlet for two connections. Or two cable runs and double outlet plates at each end. My inclination is, if possible, to run the cables under the house and get a cabler ( be it electrician or other) to fit the plugs on each end. |
pheonix (36) | ||
| 309693 | 2005-01-02 02:36:00 | Normally, you would end up with a wall-plate socket in each room. A male-male lead would then be required to go from the wallplate socket to the computer/hub/switch in each room. You can get adaptors for each end that enable you to use the one outlet for two connections. Or two cable runs and double outlet plates at each end. My inclination is, if possible, to run the cables under the house and get a cabler ( be it electrician or other) to fit the plugs on each end. What do you mean by a male-male lead... I take it regular cat 5 that you would buy pre-assembled, from say Dick Smiths would be considered Cat5? |
Ash M (46) | ||
| 309694 | 2005-01-02 04:10:00 | Also known as Patch lead, straight through lead. Just the normal CAT5 with RJ45 plugs on each end. Same as goes from computer to switch/hub. | pheonix (36) | ||
| 309695 | 2005-01-02 04:20:00 | I think DSE only stocks Cat6 now but same diff :) | HadO (796) | ||
| 309696 | 2005-01-02 04:59:00 | Oh yeah make sure you don't run the cat5 cable too close to power cables. 50Hz interference, premature attenuation, blah blah, etc | bRaZZiN (2228) | ||
| 309697 | 2005-01-02 07:14:00 | Not many electricians have the necessary tool to fit Cat 5 plugs to the cable. Why not buy a ready made Cat5 cable from Dick Smith, they come in various lengths and not anywhere near as expensive as one installed on site. Cut or bore a hole through the wall or floor in a place that wont be noticable just big enough to get the Cat5 plug through. Heres a tip to get the cable through. When you have the hole in the wall in one side work a sharp spike like a knitting needle through the hole to the wall on the other side so the holes line up then enlarge the hole on the other side for the Cat5 plug and feed it through. Im assuming that your walls are Gib Board so make sure that you are not going through a stud. |
i-gordon (962) | ||
| 309698 | 2005-01-02 07:55:00 | Personally i would just pull up a section of carpet and drill a hole through the floor. Having said that, I went wireless..... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 309699 | 2005-01-02 08:11:00 | Personally i would just pull up a section of carpet and drill a hole through the floor. Good call - excellent choice for those in houses with wooden floors. May prove marginally more difficult for those on a concrete slab. |
ninja (1671) | ||
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