CAT5 UTP Ethernet: Category Five Unshielded Twisted Pair Ethernet cabling.
CAT5 STP Ethernet: Category Five Shielded Twisted Pair Ethernet cabling.
STP is when you are worried about other signals interfering.
UTP is for everything else, because it's cheaper.
There are several qualities of STP, and I imagine that one of those levels
will stand up to the electrical and miscellaneous wiring in your house.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Juha Saarinen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 12:48 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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