Do any of you install networks?

[glen]

I need to run some Cat5 through a wall.
What do you do to make it look nice and neat?
Are there gromets or something to make the hole look professional and not give the roaches another crawl through space?

 

[minendo]

I usually use a drill bit that is slightly larger than the cable. Then I run the cables through the wall (no plugs yet) to where they need to be. My final step is to crimp the plugs and connect.

 

[amdskip]

There is a networking forum

Anyways, drill hole, shove wire through, thats about it. Just don't kink/pinch the wire.

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: amdskip
There is a networking forum

Anyways, drill hole, shove wire through, thats about it. Just don't kink/pinch the wire.

Sorry.

 

[KingNothing]

What my friend did on his new house (admittedly he ran the cable before the drywall went up) was to run the CAT5 into the same box that the phone cable was in. After the contractors finish building the house all he has to do is remove the phone plates, replace them with plates that have phone and CAT5 connections, and wire up both cables. You'd never know that wasn't the way it was originally.

 

[neutralizer]

Originally posted by: KingNothing
What my friend did on his new house (admittedly he ran the cable before the drywall went up) was to run the CAT5 into the same box that the phone cable was in. After the contractors finish building the house all he has to do is remove the phone plates, replace them with plates that have phone and CAT5 connections, and wire up both cables. You'd never know that wasn't the way it was originally.

Wow... my dad did that in my new house. Before the drywall went up, he wired the house with CAT5 cables and audio cables into the same outlet as the power was in and same when the house was done, he would just remove the outlet cover and wire up the CAT5 cables. Although now, I'd forget about CAT5, 802.11 is the way to go.

 

[guyver01]

just use PVC piping. Make the wall hole large enough for the PVC, shove pvc into wall, shove cat-5e (current standard) into wall... cement up PVC outside. poof. instant space.

 

[Joker81]

Why not just use faceplates? It makes it very professional and they are pretty easy to install. Also if you break of the lip of the ethernet cable you can just buy another patch cable.

 

[Vampirrella]

I dont understand why anyone would use the old hardwire methode when setting up a wireless network is much more efficient? Who still wants to be making holes in the walls etc when you can run "invisible" cable anywhere?

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: Vampirrella
I dont understand why anyone would use the old hardwire methode when setting up a wireless network is much more efficient? Who still wants to be making holes in the walls etc when you can run "invisible" cable anywhere?

Is a hardwired network faster?

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: glen

Originally posted by: Vampirrella
I dont understand why anyone would use the old hardwire methode when setting up a wireless network is much more efficient? Who still wants to be making holes in the walls etc when you can run "invisible" cable anywhere?

Is a hardwired network faster?

Yes. If you're going to be doing a lot of file transfer. Otherwise the wireless is probably just fine, though I've never used one.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Vampirrella
I dont understand why anyone would use the old hardwire methode when setting up a wireless network is much more efficient? Who still wants to be making holes in the walls etc when you can run "invisible" cable anywhere?

we transfer a lot of video files around in the house and we would have capped the bandwith of 802.11G, we decided that going hardwired would be the best and found a handyman to run the wires for us.

We have two taps in each room and i couldnt be happier with the results


-Ameesh

 

[glen]

I need the Rj45 and coaxil run about 4 feet, and 6" through a wall.
I think HomeDepot can make it simple for me.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

I've hand-built an entire network that spans two school campuses (later linked by broadband connection to eachother through local ISP) about 5 miles from eachother from scratch. Laying cable, building 2 clone PCs per classroom +1 per teacher's desk, server rooms at both campuses with an "admin room" at each that contained 2 major servers 1 test server and several rack-mount routers. One campus is a highschool for ~300 students. The other campus is K-8th grades with several grades having several different classrooms to break down the student/teacher ratio. I was part of a team managing it afterwards too. It was a pain in the ass, but fun at the same time. Hopefully if I have more time, I'll be going back to work with the IT team again. Network Admin here I come!

I also have a small network running here at my appartment, but it's just a cable modem, linksys router, and some cat5 running from my room to my roommate's room (which just happens to be accidentally disconnected *teehee*)

 

[FoBoT]

face plates, they sell them at home depot/lowes now

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Vampirrella
I dont understand why anyone would use the old hardwire methode when setting up a wireless network is much more efficient? Who still wants to be making holes in the walls etc when you can run "invisible" cable anywhere?

wireless is slower and A BIG SECURITY RISK, even if you sorta know what you are doing, most people using wireless routers from compusa/brest buy have no experience/knowledge on how to properly secure a wireless network. if you don't give a crap about speed/security, go for wireless. i will be sticking with my nice fast/safe wires for a loooong time . 8 port gigabit switches are down to the ~$250 range and gigabit nic's aren't too much more than 10/100 cards, when i move next year, i am switching my home LAN to gigabit

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: Vampirrella
I dont understand why anyone would use the old hardwire methode when setting up a wireless network is much more efficient? Who still wants to be making holes in the walls etc when you can run "invisible" cable anywhere?

If you're paranoid, at least no one's going to be driving around your neighborhood sniffing your packets (or siphoning off your bandwidth).

Also, I've heard that some people have 2.4 GHz phones which get interference from wireless Ethernet.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Even my router has faceplates

With some cheap boxes that you just have to push in and turn screws you can make a clean looking wall plate anywhere and have 1, 2, 4, or 6 connections or block off unused connectors in the place of 3 or 5 connectors. It's really easy and not hard at all.

 

[MattCo]

Another vote for "Use Faceplates".

-MC

 

[glen]

Wow, I am learning some stuff here.
I am just going to the room next to mine, so I need 2 face plates and then connect them between ( inside the walls).
So, do they have premade 12" long cat5e terminated on both ends in keystone jacks?

 

[BHeemsoth]

Originally posted by: glen
Wow, I am learning some stuff here.
I am just going to the room next to mine, so I need 2 face plates and then connect them between ( inside the walls).
So, do they have premade 12" long cat5e terminated on both ends in keystone jacks?

crim them yourself, easier and cheaper.

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: rpbri2886

Originally posted by: glen
Wow, I am learning some stuff here.
I am just going to the room next to mine, so I need 2 face plates and then connect them between ( inside the walls).
So, do they have premade 12" long cat5e terminated on both ends in keystone jacks?

crim them yourself, easier and cheaper.

Cheaper and easier for me to buy a criping tool and make them myself?

 

[MaxDepth]

A .22 creates a nice small hole.

 

[dquan97]

Originally posted by: MaxDepth
A .22 creates a nice small hole.

or a pick-axe

 

[all168]

I think everyone should use Cat 5E now since the price is only slightly higher.