Well, i wired my house for the 3 pcs and on room has cable, electricity,
cat 5, and telephone all running through the same 1 inch hole in a beam in
the ceilling. All of the connections are in the same box too. I haven't
noticed any problems. Of course, not really using alot of bandwith either
but..
-----Original Message-----
From: Juha Saarinen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 3:48 PM
To: Charles Galpin; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: OT home wiring for 100baseT ethernet
Never heard of it being a problem before. What's your source on this?
You could always invest in shielded LAN cabling, I suppose... or use coax
;->.
-- Juha
> I am trying to find definitive information on the topic of wiring a house
> for a 100baseT network. I have concerns about the effects of the
> electromagnetic field around standard house electrical wiring affecting
my
> network cabling.
>
> My current understanding is that you want to keep the cat5 12 or more
> inches away from the electrical wiring, and if you have to cross wires,
do
> it at 90 degrees (rigth angles)
>
> What I don't know is how badly can this effect the wiring. Do the
problems
> compound as the number of crosses or close contact with electrical wiring
> increases? How close can they go without serious efects.
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