Re: "Repeaters", etc. - FRITZ!Box 7490
On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 2:18 AM Paul M Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 12:43:14PM +1000, George at Clug wrote:
> [...]
> > If you had the money, I would get a cable installer to do a proper job of
> > running cables. I used to be an Electrician, hence I am familiar with
> > running wires, so in my own home I ran Ethernet cable where ever needed
> > (and we have a cavity ceiling). I am guessing this option is not possible
> > for your situation.
>
> Coincidentally, I used to be an electrician too, but we almost never ran
> low voltage except for doorbells.
>
> The house in question appears to have a generous attic, but they've blown
> in two feet of insulation I'd rather not disturb. And that much insulation
> makes the headers of walls very hard to find. Also, I'm not in my 20s
> anymore, and crawling around in attics is difficult.
>
> In the house I'm living in now, I did go into the attic years ago with cat
> 5e and wired up the living room.
>
> FWIW, in the house we're buying, I need internet (wired) in the living
> room, bedroom 2 and bedroom 4. Also, it's concrete block construction
> (outer walls).
You can also run cat5 or cat6 (or rg-6) behind baseboards:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2reLFKCNf4>.
Jeff
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