28 Oct
1999
28 Oct
'99
10:58 a.m.
Zane:
I've done this in my house. I have a server closet with an NT Server,
workstation, and print server. All bedrooms have Cat5 connectors going to
Hubbel baseboard jacks. Most rooms are also wired for cable and telephone.
IIRC, there's no secret to running the cable, just cross AC wires at
right angles, and the maximum run is something like 330 feet per drop, don't
come within 3 feet of a fluorescent fixture, and separate in-wall UTP jacks
from an AC outlet by at least one stud. Also,
workstation cables are limited
to 10 feet and patch cables to 20 feet. I use the
T568B color scheme.
Should be no problem in your house, unless you're Bill Gates :-)
Rich
----- Original Message -----
From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh(a)aracnet.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 1:41 PM
Subject: Semi-OT: Running CAT5 Cables
Does anyone know of any sources of info on the net
anywhere on running a
network between various rooms in a house? I'm wanting to run a line
capable of handling 100BaseT from the house out to the garage, and
probably
a couple other rooms in the house. It is past time to
move most of the
VMS
cluster out to the Garage, and tie in the parts
already out there :^)
Zane
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