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Wired internet

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  • 20-03-2024 12:53am
    #1
    slystallone
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭


    Has anyone ever got their house wired for internet in recent times so that you don't have to connect to the internet wireless?



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    smuggler.ie
    Registered Users Posts: 4,089 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    Houses are build wired / houses retrofitted with wiring for Ethernet, this is for last decade or more.

    What is your actual query ?

    history of boards 2021




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    Hylus83
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭Hylus83


    Yes - when the house was being renovated & re-wired about 7 years ago. I had CAT6 Ethernet cable fitted to every room, including the hallway & kitchen. Very glad I did too as some are in use by computers since I & my partner both work from home now, others by tvs & set top boxes and it also allowed me to connect additional routers to the network in “bridge mode” to boost WiFi throughout the house.

    if you’re re-wiring your house anyway, I’d recommend it. If you’re not, I wouldn’t bother.



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    Lewis_Benson
    Registered Users Posts: 1,913 ✭✭✭Lewis_Benson


    You're talking about a home LAN op.

    You'd need an electrician to scope out and price the work. You'll need the cabling run to a central location, where you can install a patch panel, and a switch, which will then connect to your router/gateway.



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    mossie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,164 ✭✭✭mossie


    It is a big regret of mine that I didn't get my house wired for ethernet when I built but it didn't even occur to me at the time. I've since added some CAT6 cables but would have been so much easier to do so at the start.



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    slystallone
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭slystallone


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121940744#Comment_121940744

    You added yourself?



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    mossie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,164 ✭✭✭mossie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121951668#Comment_121951668

    Yes. Pulled the cables through ducts that had been put in for TV aerial cable I didn't need and put a hub in the attic.



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    Grassy Knoll
    Registered Users Posts: 275 ✭✭Grassy Knoll


    I have / had an unstable wireless connection to the TV. Ran a cable directly from the router to the (floating) TV - had some ducting in place, much better. Got a flat CAT 8 cable with prefixed heads



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