RE: Am I putting enough CAT5 into my house

["Benfield, John (IT Services, ID)" <john.benfield@xxxxxxxxx>]

>> All bedrooms:	4 ports
>> 	Possible - PC, TV, SLIMP3
>Are these all in one corner?
As per other mail, some are split 2 and 2 - which might be too
little.

>en-suite door (used for IR).
Damn, IR - I looked at this some time ago and then promptly forgot
about it. More research required I think.

>Useful.  I have none in Utility and that's where PCs are born and
Xboxes
>chipped so I have to run long cable from N0 in garage.
More damns. Don't have a garage at present, but one is planned and
will require a number of runs. I guess I'll need to terminate some runs
need
where the service point is and then extend them at a later date.

>> Kitchen		2 ports
>> 	SLIMP3, Possible touch screen PC
>Waaaaay too few!
>I have 8 to kitchen and would have like more.  Are you using CAT5
for phones?
Will think on this.

>> We'll probably use DEC phones so they won't need
>> any cabling.
>I would still put cables in for hard wired phones.  People carry
DECT phones
>out of rooms and it's always good to have a "proper" phone.
And this too.




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