How hard is it to wire a home for ethernet?

[amol]

??

I'm talking about INSIDE the walls

Is there any current wiring in houses that allow me to do so?

 

[Aimster]

I have every room in my house networked. I didn't do it. My dad did it. It took him a few days. I don't believe you will have any difficulty. You just need to go in the attic and bring the wires down (that's what he did)

http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIA...artHomeNetworking.html

 

[amol]

hmm, i dont think my house has an attic . . .

cant it just use X10 wiring?

 

[JoeKing]

I remember reading a long time ago that there was a way to do this through your phone lines, but your network speed would be very slow.

 

[toekramp]

wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwireless w/ access points

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: JoeKing
I remember reading a long time ago that there was a way to do this through your phone lines, but your network speed would be very slow.

yeah, its only 11mbps or 14mbps (powerline, i think it was called)

 

[z0mb13]

much cheaper and easier to go wireless..

 

[beatmix01]

check theses out...
http://www.linksys.com/product...up.asp?grid=34&scid=33

 

[EyeMWing]

Please, for the love of god, either do it wirelessly or do it RIGHT. None of that powerline or phoneline networking garbage. Running CAT5 isn't a big task if one of the following conditions is true: A) You have an attic, crawlspace or unfinished basement adjacent to every room you wish to wire, or B) Your house includes a well-thought-out system of conduit.

Otherwise, USE WIRELESS. It will be faster. It will be more reliable.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
much cheaper and easier to go wireless..

plus you'll look leet on your laptop.

 

[BurnItDwn]

If you own a drill, cat5 cable, and a crimper, it shouldn't be too tough.

now if you do not have access to these things, you will need to be very resourcefull and figure something out.

 

[TechnoKid]

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
If you own a drill, cat5 cable, and a crimper, it shouldn't be too tough.

now if you do not have access to these things, you will need to be very resourcefull and figure something out.

duck tape right

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: toekramp
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwireless w/ access points

 

[OffTopic1]

Originally posted by: Amol

Originally posted by: JoeKing
I remember reading a long time ago that there was a way to do this through your phone lines, but your network speed would be very slow.

yeah, its only 11mbps or 14mbps (powerline, i think it was called)

Better to go with wireless, however you can get 14mbps with the current powerline if you have dead spot in the building(60+ mbps is coming in the netxt few months).

[Edit] I rebuilt part of my home last summer/fall and didn't bother to hard wire between floors, because it is hell to rip out the tongue and groove wood wall to drill through 12 inch headers for the cables. In my case it is logical to go wireless for between floors, because it is cheaper & less work.

 

[0roo0roo]

no, go wired. sweet 1000m/bs wired is getting cheaper...if u run 100mb/s today u will soon be able to go much faster... wireless doesn't touch that. esp if u eventually get a network storage device or something..speed is good. wireless is secondary..for laptops and such.

 

[funggorgor]

my home has network cables inside the wall
its installed during the refurbishment period
However, they are not professional, not enough wires are laid
as a result , the living room in my home dont have network socket

 

[0roo0roo]

well i guess u have a relatively easy fixer upper..only one more room to route a wire to.

 

[Shame]

I wired the my house when they before they put the drywall up. There is even unused CAT5 hiding behind the walls in the master bathroom.

 

[Hyperblaze]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Please, for the love of god, either do it wirelessly or do it RIGHT. None of that powerline or phoneline networking garbage. Running CAT5 isn't a big task if one of the following conditions is true: A) You have an attic, crawlspace or unfinished basement adjacent to every room you wish to wire, or B) Your house includes a well-thought-out system of conduit.

Otherwise, USE WIRELESS. It will be faster. It will be more reliable.

I'm always impressed by your posts

 

[shilala]

I'm running wired/wireless in my house. I've got CAT5 run to 3 desktops and wireless feeds the laptops and one more desktop. I use a Linksys Wirelss-B Router BEFW1154.
At a time, they were all properly networked and I could access all the other computers on the network. When I upgraded my main computer to XP I lost that capability and now the router just serves out the net to all the puters.
I've never taken the time to go back and get it right. It's not a very sexy learning curve

Cliff Notes
1. Go wireless
2. My networking skills are the King of Suck
3. ...
4. Profit!