Setting up a home network

[nickdakick]

... with existing cable plugs. Ok situation is as follows: pretty new flat, cable plugs in every room. Can I use this as a 10BaseT wiring ? AFAIK all coax, all rooms have one free plug.

 

[IamDavid]

Thats a good idea. I just got thru running RJ45 wiring throughout my home and it was a pain. Not sure if it will work though.

 

[nickdakick]

Well I hope it will work. I'll try after Xmas. I will keep you posted. Could be good advice for people building new houses.

 

[LordSandMan]

The cable you are using really should be atleast CAT5. It will say CAT5 on the wire if it is. I've seen it work SOMETIMES with CAT3, but I don't recommend it. If the cables are flat that is bad. You will get collisions from hell. The pairs need to be twisted.

Edit- Oh, BTW RJ-45 is the type of connector on the cable, not the type of wire.

 

[reicherb]

How would untwisted wires cause collisions? I can see it causing poor data rates but are collisions caused by multiple machines communicating at the same time on the same wire?

 

[nickdakick]

I'm talking about already built in wiring for cable. I'm sorry but Ican not check what kind there is. THX for the input.

 

[nickdakick]

<< I can see it causing poor data rates >>


Maybe but better than investing 1000$ :| in a wireless LAN setup. Should be running @ 10 mB/s so it will make no real difference to 11mb/s wireless.

 

[michaelroark29]

10BASET is lousy... we are in the GigE Age, granted you won't run GigE to the desktop for a little bit. but try to find a 100BASET hub/switch. they're not too expensive anymore.. once the conduit and the cabling is run, replacing it with Cat5E isn't as hard as a new install. I think it would be worth it to do it right. Cat5E is capable of running 1000BaseT. so it will last you a while...flat cable that you're not even sure works vs. a little bit of cash for new stuff is hard to justify. $35 for the RJ45 Pliers, and you are set. (advice: borrow what you can)

 

[nickdakick]

Thanks for the input guys but sorry no CAT5'ing in a rented flat.

 

[LordSandMan]

<< I'm talking about already built in wiring for cable. I'm sorry but Ican not check what kind there is. THX for the input. >>



You can probably pull the face plate off and find out, but it doesn't sound like it will be CAT5.



<< How would untwisted wires cause collisions? I can see it causing poor data rates but are collisions caused by multiple machines communicating at the same time on the same wire? >>



Take a regular flat cable with RJ-45's on each end and plug it into your network and see what happens. I think they're used for serial connections on some pc's and routers. I had a client do this, they were getting crappy data transfers.

 

[dmw]

What you'd like to be able to do is run Ethernet over that 75-ohm coax cable. I've run proprietary networks over that type of cabling in the past, but I don't know of anyone that supports it anymore.

You could try using &quot;combo&quot; ethernet NICs with the 50-ohm BNC connector (and an adaptor), but I'm not sure the signal would work correctly.

Setting up a wireless LAN may be the best option.