Re: Home ethernet

On Sun, 2011-03-06 at 19:45 -0600, Larry Garfield wrote:
> Greetings, geeks.
> 
> I have recently purchased a house (I'm still in shock), and having some 
> renovations done before I move in.  One I am strongly considering is adding 
> ethernet wiring in key locations, on the grounds that the electrician is 
> already there messing around inside the walls so I may as well.  
> 
> Has anyone else done this before?  Any major warnings about what not to do?
> 
> I'm also debating the cable grade to use.  On the one hand, I figure I should 
> go for the highest grade available so that I don't have to do this again, 
> which would be Cat 7.  However, as I understand it Cat 7 is still quite 
> expensive for the wire itself, and according to Wikipedia at least is not as 
> big a leap over Cat 5 or Cat 6 as it's marketed as:
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_7_cable
> 
> My understanding had been that Cat 6 wasn't truly standardized, just a 
> marketing term, but Wikipedia again disagrees there:
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_6
> 
> I've long since given up being a networking geek and moved on to being a web 
> programming geek, so I'm a bit out of my element here.  Any advise or 
> experience anyone has to share would be most appreciated.
> 
> --Larry Garfield

When I finished my basement a few years ago, I put in some Cat 5 for the
computers in the basement and on the first floor.  Its great to have a
fast wired network.  

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