On 9/23/05, Tzahi Fadida <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think you left out some important detail. > If you want us to tell you were > to buy you have to tell us where you live.
Sharon area. > IIRC, in haifa there is leon electronics in "simtat" gaza, > should be in the downtown. They have everything and sell bulk, > but also to private individuals. > As for a switch, always buy 1-2 more ports than you need. > The firm should be reliable and with guarentee, I have changed 3 > switches and hubs in 3 years, mostly the small 8 ports with no apparent > company. Sometimes, its better to buy cheap and throw when its broken > and buy a new one than to buy a good and expensive one. Also, one day > its > 10mb then next 100 and the next 1gb connections so there is no point in > investing in something you are going to replace in a year. If you are > laying > down the lines, why not invest in 8 "gidim" cables in advance and you > don't need > a presser ("lohetz") if you are going to use ports. > Good Luck. > > Regards, > tzahi. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alexander > > Indenbaum > > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 1:46 PM > > To: IGLU > > Subject: [OFF TOPIC] Wiring up home network > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm just finishing major "shiputz" at my home and now it is time to > > run home network wiring. > > > > From topology point of view, one of the rooms is designated as > > "server/communication room". In the communication room there will be > > cable connection to the Internet with Unix router/nat server. All > > other bedrooms will have Ethernet sockets and wires will run to the > > patch panel at the communication room. > > > > [PC1] ------------| > > | > > [PC2] ------------|-- [patch-panel] -- [switch] -- [UNIX > > router] -- (INTERNET) > > | > > [PC3] ------------| > > > > > > At this stage I have got tubes in walls connecting all > > relevant points. > > > > Here are my questions: > > 1. Where do I buy communication gear: > > a. a lot of "unpressed" raw Ethernet cable > > b. pressing equipment > > b. sockets and patch panel for the communication room > > c. switch ( this is easy to come by, but vendor/model > > recommendation will be appreciated ) > > > > 2. How should I press the cables between sockets in the bedrooms and > > the patch panel in the communication room. Straight or cross? Could > > you describe exact order of the wires? > > > > Thank you for your help, > > Alexander Indenbaum > > > > ====================== > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > ================================================================To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]