Pghpooh
Senior member
This is the first of many dumb questions.
My wife told me to move the pc out of the living room so we can put up the Xmas tree.
So I am gonna make it a six months stay ourt of her way project! LOLOLOLOL
For starters I was thinking of running in new cat 6 wire from the basement to three other rooms.
I will terminate the cat 6 with jacks.
If I use cat 5e cables from the jacks to the computers will that cause a problem???
Which is better,, stranded cable or solid cable? I have seen both types advertised.
Can anyone recommend a good place to buy bulk cable and jacks and plugs and crimping tools and recommend specific brands.
Right now I am set up using Verizon FIOS internet, telephone and tv service.
The fiber comes into the house and terminates into the ont.
From the ont coax is run to a splitter.
From the splitter coax is run to the dvr and tv.
From the splitter coax is run to the Actiontec modem/router.
From the Actiontec modem/router I have cat 5e patch cord running to a Linksys wrt54g.
From the Linksys I have a cat 5e patch cord going to my desktop.
(I did this just to see if it would work and it does as I can choose either the Linksys or Actiontec for my wifi to my laptop.)
For now I just need suggestions on types and brands of wire and connectors and tools.
Thanks
Pghpooh
My wife told me to move the pc out of the living room so we can put up the Xmas tree.
So I am gonna make it a six months stay ourt of her way project! LOLOLOLOL
For starters I was thinking of running in new cat 6 wire from the basement to three other rooms.
I will terminate the cat 6 with jacks.
If I use cat 5e cables from the jacks to the computers will that cause a problem???
Which is better,, stranded cable or solid cable? I have seen both types advertised.
Can anyone recommend a good place to buy bulk cable and jacks and plugs and crimping tools and recommend specific brands.
Right now I am set up using Verizon FIOS internet, telephone and tv service.
The fiber comes into the house and terminates into the ont.
From the ont coax is run to a splitter.
From the splitter coax is run to the dvr and tv.
From the splitter coax is run to the Actiontec modem/router.
From the Actiontec modem/router I have cat 5e patch cord running to a Linksys wrt54g.
From the Linksys I have a cat 5e patch cord going to my desktop.
(I did this just to see if it would work and it does as I can choose either the Linksys or Actiontec for my wifi to my laptop.)
For now I just need suggestions on types and brands of wire and connectors and tools.
Thanks
Pghpooh
