Good question. Well, I have some home devices that will not be wireless. For instance I'm planning on using MythTV, and that's going to tap a large storage somewhere else in the house. I also want the stability and reliability of copper!
Wireless is good when I have family over who want to surf the web with their psp, or other mobile device / laptop ...or when I'm on the patio with my laptop. When I'm at my desktop, I'll favor copper any day! Especially when I'm printing off a 20-30mb high-res photo on my networked printer. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike A. Salim Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 8:42 AM To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list Subject: RE: [TriLUG] Question about wiring a new home with Cat6/e Hi, I am curious, why go with cable at all since you are going to be using wireless as well? Seems like a lot of expense! As a very rough guide for cable installation costs, you can expect to be quoted between $40 to $90 per drop plus some base costs of a few hundred dollars from professional installers (office environment). Best regards Mike -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 8:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [TriLUG] Question about wiring a new home with Cat6/e I know this is not directly linux related .but the network cables would be plugging into linux boxen .lol. I'm looking at a few things - first to purchase (build) a home, and second, to wire the house for cat6/e. The total sq ft on the house is 3396 (and it's a 2 story house). I was thinking about putting the switch (gbit), router, and cable modem underneath the stairs ..since it would be a more centralized location. or in the closet on the first floor. Here are my questions: - Which would I be better off going with, Cat6/e, Cat6, or Cat5e? I'm also going to put about 4 wireless routers in the house. One (primary) on the first floor, and 3 bridges (one on the first floor, two on the second floor). - Same as above, why? - How much would it cost for the cable, ends? - I can get a very high speed tester for the weekend and crimpers -- from the .mil - About how much would I need for the home? Ideally, I'd like to have a jack in each room (bedroom / office / living / kitchen -- for a total of 8 rooms) - How much (est), would it cost to have someone come in and install it for me? I'm decent at crimping / testing .I just want to make sure its perfect the first time .as its going to go up before the sheetrock. You're more than welcome to contact me off-list if you like. Thanks! Eric -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
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