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| Typefighter01:
Folks, Built a house three years ago with the intent on never having kids. Year after finishing the main level we decided on having a child (or children) and got ourselves a pair of twin boys...so now we are finishing the basement as we will be short a bedroom. I have two computer related questions that I need help on as half of the basement will be drywall ceiling and I would like to run a few cables and I am not sure what I need. The drywall is only going over ceiling that has no waterpipes etc and running conduit for future proofing is not an option as it would entail notching engineered joist bottom plate and I am not interested in doing that. Question #1 - Boys rooms will be on opposite sides of the house and I want them to have the ability to play locally against each other...like a LAN party sort of arrangement (if I an even saying this correctly). It’s at least 10 years away before they will need it, but what cable do I need and does it just plug directly into the back of each PC? Can I just run a 50’ CAT6(7/8?) from one room to the other and just leave it terminated into a female wall plug and the boys can just plug in when they want to play each other? Question #2 - In sort of the same vain, boys rooms will be roughly 25’ equally from the incoming internet (hub) and I want the ability for them to plug in directly with Ethernet cables. Would the flow be “Modem—>Router/Switch—>PC” and I assume they need a direct connection from PC to router/switch...no “y” adapters? Again too, am I looking for CAT6 or is running CAT8 my best shot at future proofing? Everything else I want to do can be controlled over WiFi, just think this is something I will want to do while I have a chance. Any insight is appreciated. Thanks |
| yotsuya:
Hey bro, welcome back! How you been? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
| nitrogen_widget:
I wired my house 20 yrs ago with ethernet in the walls when I gutted. I don't use it anymore on the second floor because wifi is easier and fast enough. but on the first floor i just bought long ethernet cables to run from the switch in the basement to all the first floor PC's. cheap and easy. just get whatever long enough ethernet cable you can find. 1000/mbs is more than enough for home use and I don't see it going anywhere. besides most routers and network cards use 1000/mbs. you won't need any faster for lan gaming. I'm not even sure what you would use faster than 1000/mbs for outside of a data center or a render farm / cluster. |
| Vocalitus:
Wifi is the way to go, and is less hassle. You might want to install a chill out option. Restricting power to each bedroom can be a great tool to employ. Having it on a timer is also another option. My brother installed this switch in his bedroom, and his kids are always on their best behavior. ;D |
| Zebidee:
Cat6 cable is enough but it will rip your fingers up wiring the ports and cables as it is solid core stuff. My phone stopped recognising my thumbprint after doing a bit of CAT6 for my local LAN-NAS-wifi setup. |
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