[lug] OT: wiring a house for ethernet

Ryan Wheaton ryan.wheaton at comcast.net
Mon Jun 28 11:06:54 MDT 2004


Yes, we will most definitely get permission from the landlord.

we have 802.11b right now (for laptops), but the speed difference is 
just too much.  We do a lot of file transfers between computers and 
such, and I find 802.11b to be tedious when transferring files.  
Exactly how much faster is 802.11g?  Still, the problem with that is 
that we'd incur a lot of cost buying a new wifi router (802.11g) and 
new wifi nics for all the workstations...  The cheapest G router i've 
found is $55 and the cheapest G nics i've seen are $30 a piece.  That 
would be about $175 to get it in there across the board for all our 
workstations...  If the speed is there, then i'd probably be completely 
willing to invest, but I'm just not really convinced.

-rtw

On Monday, Jun 28, 2004, at 10:37 America/Denver, George Sexton wrote:

> In addition to comments about getting things in writing, be aware that
> any fixtures you put in place, including punch blocks, wiring blocks
> racks, patch panels, etc will almost certainly become the property of
> the owner.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces at lug.boulder.co.us
> [mailto:lug-bounces at lug.boulder.co.us] On Behalf Of Ryan Wheaton
> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 10:05 AM
> To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> Subject: [lug] OT: wiring a house for ethernet
>
>
> Hey all,
>
> Sorry for the OT post, but figured there were some smart cookies in
> here with good ideas from previous experience.  I just moved into a new
> (rental) house.  In our old house, we had run cables every which way,
> mashing them under floorboards, etc...  (a real professional job) In
> the new house, I'd like to have a more "professional" job -- you know,
> with eth outlets in the walls, instead of running cables under carpets
> and such.  Any ideas on the best way to go about this, or how the pros
> really do it?  I haven't been able to locate any kind of crawl space
> under the house, and finding an attic may not help me cause most of the
> rooms are downstairs...
>
> If it's too much of a hassle, anyone know of any good local companies
> that will do this for not too much $$?
>
> thanks --
>
> -rtw
>
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