[geeks] Wiring question

Patrick Finnegan pat at computer-refuge.org
Fri Mar 7 09:26:39 CST 2014


I think my suggestion would be Cat6a if you do any change there, and run
multiple lines to each room instead of just one or two (ethernet or
ethernet+phone).  It's nice to be able to plug two things in in the same
room without needing a switch.  I'd probably run 5 Cat5e/Cat6a and one TV
coax to each room, which is about the max you can fit in a single-wide
keystone jack.

Or, have them run 3/4" conduit, and you can always wire or rewire it later
pretty easily. :)

Pat


On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 9:49 AM, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>wrote:

> As I've mentioned before, I'm moving to TX this summer, and the builder is
> offering to upgrade all my in-wall wiring from Cat5e to Cat6 for a lump-sum
> fee, should I make the jump?
>
> I like the idea of having cable runs between my study & garage data rack
> that can handle 10G Ethernet, but honestly Cat5e strikes me as 'good
> enough'.
>
> I plan to have cable drops in each BR, media room, family room,
> study/office, and having upgraded Cat6 seems like the way to go - thoughts?
>
> Lionel
>
>
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