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New House Construction - Cable Management ???
saint:
Note - I added switches to the mix because most Internet routers have:
1. A limited number of ports available to plug in computers, and you are going to have drops in every room outnumbering the amount of available ports in the router. You could go to the basement and unplug/replug as you move things around the house, but a switch with enough ports means you don't have to.
2. Most routers have 100 meg connections for the computers I believe. If you are going to move video around the house to/from the server, you're better off with gigabit connections. Traffic between a computer in the house and the server will be Computer<---->switch<---->Server at gigabit speeds, instead of Computer<----->router<----->Server at 100 meg speeds. Traffic to the Internet will be Computer<----->Switch<----->Router<----->Internet.
saint:
With Ethernet cabling you can do more than just run computer traffic. One ethernet drop is for a computer, one for a phone, maybe a second drop for a second computer, another ethernet drop possibly for running video or audio, etc. Cat6 cabling is very versatile.
Flake:
--- Quote from: saint on October 14, 2010, 03:56:16 pm ---Note - I added switches to the mix because most Internet routers have:
1. A limited number of ports available to plug in computers, and you are going to have drops in every room outnumbering the amount of available ports in the router. You could go to the basement and unplug/replug as you move things around the house, but a switch with enough ports means you don't have to.
2. Most routers have 100 meg connections for the computers I believe. If you are going to move video around the house to/from the server, you're better off with gigabit connections. Traffic between a computer in the house and the server will be Computer<---->switch<---->Server at gigabit speeds, instead of Computer<----->router<----->Server at 100 meg speeds. Traffic to the Internet will be Computer<----->Switch<----->Router<----->Internet.
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Thanks Saint, perfect explanation this is what I needed to know.
saint:
--- Quote from: Flake on October 14, 2010, 03:55:41 pm ---So if my server and workstation/HTPC computers can all connect to each other and access the internet service via one ethernet cable why would anyone recommend installing more than one wired ethernet connection in a room?
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One other thought, is my earlier point about having ethernet drops on both sides of a room so you have some future flexibility in re-arranging the room.
boykster:
Run more than you think you'll need - you'll find uses for it ;D
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