On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Evan Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > now thats an interesting proposition, running fiber through your house > instead of copper...
Probably not very helpful right now, as you're looking for a quick solution to your jack issue before the walls go up in the near future, but the absolute best way to deal with the cat5 vs cat6 vs fiber decision is to simply run conduit in the walls rather than one specific cable type. This is essentially PVC tubing in the walls and allows you to change the cable in the future as needed. Depending on your needs, you can run half-inch or 1in to most rooms and then something larger like 2in into the server room/office. I have yet to see someone anticipate their future needs perfectly, and tearing into the walls is generally something you'd like to avoid, right? Conduit is also a great solution to the home A/V distribution issue that many people are looking into with new home construction these days. My home in Memphis has whole-house audio which is great, but the original owners didn't run conduit and now a few speakers are giving me issues lately (15-20 year old home), and it is virtually impossible to replace the wiring. I believe the speaker wiring has simply oxidized somewhere but cannot easily (or inexpensively) do anything about it. Wayne --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
