Wired network at home?

garlad

Hi,
Looking to get a wired network installed in the house. Nothing big, just one cable from playroom to sitting room.
Anyone ever get someone in to do this?
Expensive?

Cheers

seamus

It's dead simple, but unless you want someone banging holes in your walls and running cables through your attic, any direct cabling solution would be inelegant and messy.

Sounds like what you need is powerline networking - this basically allows you to use the power cabling in your house as a computer network. Ideal if you're just looking to connect a single machine to a router elsewhere in the house.

http://www.komplett.ie/k/kl.aspx?bn=10292

garlad

Thanks for the reply.
I had 85mbps homeplugs which were adequate for streaming divx etc from machine in one room to xbox (xbmc) in another.
Now starting to stream 720p Hi-Def stuff from same machine to PS3. Upgraded to 200Mbps homeplugs which are much faster than the old 85 ones.
Get about 50Mbps average throughput.
So now my videos stream perfectly, but if I try to download soemthing at the same time, I get the odd stutter in the video.
So running a cable is next.

seamus

Aha.
Well then you're really looking for properly installed and rated Cat6. Any electrician would probably offer to do this for you, but I imagine you'll do better with a proper network installer.

Also wouldn't go for the "just one room" option. I'd get all the main rooms wired up; Two sockets in each room, brought back to a patch in a closet or otherwise out of the way. It won't be cheap initially, but far cheaper than if you were to try do this piecemeal. At some point, you'll probably want to wire up the master bedroom, then the kitchen, and so on.

There's a user on here called FusionNet who does network installs and seems to know his stuff. He might not do residential stuff, but he may be able to help with rough costs and recommending someone to do it.

NullZer0

Are you any good with a jackhammer?


... ah no seriously, this is simple.

Buy cable, run cable, surf the net.


Done.



EDIT: before people say its not "that simple" im not taking into consideration a number of design factors because if you are asking such a question then I assume that a Cat5e cable will do the job (no offence intended - jut letthing you know the most cost effective way).

On the other hand if you would like to do a but more just post back for advice

FusionNet

Thanks for the plug Seamus!!

Ill help in any way I can so if ye need advice on it pm me.. Advice is free..

garlad

Its the "Run Cable" bit thats got me.
I can and have ran a cable from pc to PS3, but its not elegant. So what I want to do is get someone to run the cable either under floor or maybe outside?

NullZer0

garlad wrote: »

Its the "Run Cable" bit thats got me.
I can and have ran a cable from pc to PS3, but its not elegant. So what I want to do is get someone to run the cable either under floor or maybe outside?

Still I dont get ya. Its still running cable... but its in a different place.

Remember Father Ted --- > Dougal... those small because they are far away.
These cows are big because they are closer.


:cool:

garlad

Its easy to run a cable from one room to another along the floor, but its another thing to run it under floor/up into roof, outside, etc.

Just looking for a rough estimate on how much it would cost me to get someone to do it, and who would you get? An electrician?

NullZer0

garlad wrote: »

Its easy to run a cable from one room to another along the floor, but its another thing to run it under floor/up into roof, outside, etc.

Just looking for a rough estimate on how much it would cost me to get someone to do it, and who would you get? An electrician?

Okay, I get you.
You're going to require a few pieces of equipment:
2x ferrets*** (better idea to get two, very easy to lose a bad one) = 180euro
50m Cat5e = 30euro
Ferret food = 15euro (depending on quality, you could go for a cheaper brand but not recommended).
2xCable holders = 30euro (one for each ferret)

1.)You'll need to cut a hole in the floor near where you router is located, insert a cable holder into ferrets mouth and attach the outer end to Cat5 cable.

2.)In the room where the Cat5 should be terminated, cut a small hole in the floor (not too big, you'd be suprised the size of hole they can fit through when hungry).

3.)Release ferret into floor and wait.

4.)If there are no results within 24 hours you can assume the Ferret is faulty and repeat steps 3. again with Ferret number 2.





*** Its wise to purchase good quality ferrets to get the job done right first time round. These can be identified as having a smaller nose as compared to the cheaper inferior ferrets you can find (see pic)



You can read more about it here:
http://www.zapgraphix.com/articles_0027.html




If you have any questions jus shoot me a PM I may be able to help out.



Kind Regads,


iRock

Cat5

best post ever!!!:D

FusionNet

or, you could hire a proper installer and save on the ispca calls!! oh and the smell!