Re: Home ethernet

Conduit would definitely be VERY expensive to install compared to what you
are going to be billed for the work already complete.  If you wanted to,
you could have him pull additional 6a cable to likely media or computing
intensive locations.  For example, my home theater wall has 5 ethernet
drops (TV, sat receiver, video game console, home theater PC and
multimedia player.

I originally thought that a single drop would work and I could use a
gigabit switch to handle additional demand.  But I found that several of
my devices that were streaming video had issues with latency and
inconsistent delay so I pulled additional runs.

The only place I have conduit is a 2" pvc conduit that connects my
basement to my attic to allow runs from the downstairs termination frame
to rooms upstairs.  I've run cable into closed walls and it takes a little
bit of luck and skill.  Key tools are a good stud finder, a 4' or so
boring bit to drill through sole plates and/or transverse stubs, a set of
fiberglass push rods (I find them easier than fish tape although I've used
both) and a spiral saw which makes plunge cuts into wallboard much easier.
Insulated walls are a lot harder than empty ones and newer construction is
often easier than old.

Good luck!


Don Larson



-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Larry Garfield
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 8:23 PM
To: Linux Users Of Northern Illinois (Chicago) - Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: [LUNI] Home ethernet

Hm, interesting.  I had thought it was more common than that.  (At least
Wikipedia talks about conduit usage, but the articles there may be
targeted at
a different audience.)  Without conduit, though, how easy is it to run an
additional line along an existing line?  It seems to me that it would be
rather difficult, especially as there's no pull string so I'd have to
snake a
line through the hard way, possibly drilling holes if the lines go through

boards somewhere.

--Larry Garfield

On Sunday, March 13, 2011 7:09:31 pm Trev Peterson wrote:
> Larry,
>
> Conduit for LV is almost never done due to expense and how invasive it
> is.  It's not required and it costs a considerable amount more.  The
> only place I've done it or seen it done is to connect 2 wiring closets
> (large houses) or to go through a special area (tile, stone, textured
> surfaces) where you expect to add runs soon which is almost never.
>
> On Sun, 2011-03-13 at 17:45 -0500, Larry Garfield wrote:
> > Does that make sense, or would the conduit be too much hassle/cost in
> > practice, do you think?
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