On 5/27/24 14:09, Paul M Foster wrote:
Folks:
At some point this year, I'm moving into a new house, and it is not wired
for internet (WHY aren't new houses wired with Cat5/6/7?). The local
internet provider will likely provide a wireless router, as they all do. My
idea is to put a device which receives wireless signal from the
router/modem, and has an RJ45 jack in it in each room. So each room would
have one of these, and the devices in it would be hooked to that device via
cat 5e. I hope that's clear.
I'd like to shop for such a device, but I don't know what it's called. Can
anyone provide advice, and possibly preferred brand names? I'd appreciate
it.
Paul
Is the house wired for cable television (RG-6 coaxial cable)? If so,
and you choose the right Internet provider, you might be able to get a
"main box" with 1+ type F connectors, 4 @ RJ-45 Gigabit ports, Wi-Fi
access point, etc., and "satellite boxes" with 1+ type F connector, 1+
RJ-45 Gigabit ports, Wi-Fi access point, etc.. Ask you cable
television/ Internet provider.
An alternative to running Ethernet cables inside walls is to run the
cables on the surface -- e.g. staple to wall along floor molding, drill
and pull through walls as required, paint to match, etc.. Cat 5e is
smaller diameter and easier to work with than Cat 6a. I surface wired
my house with Cat 5e ~20 years ago and have 1000BASE-T (Gigabit
Ethernet) switches and NIC's. All of the cable runs are under ~20
meters, so I should be able to upgrade to 2.5GBASE-T.
David
