Re: Going completely wireless?

[Simon Haslam <simon_haslam@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, I live in an old stone walled house so am a big fan of wires!
Plus it=
just work as it's so mature and there's not so much to go wrong.

The phone cables are interesting - they should/may be 2 twisted pairs, but
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obviously not to cat 5 standards. Over short runs you can connect them up
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s 100Mb links - I've done this over ~5m without noticing any problem,
thoug=
h admittedly not with high traffic. You'd also want to look at the twists
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nd get the pairs connected as per ethernet too.

Possibly more interesting is whether you can use the telephone cables as
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aw wires for ethernet cable. This might be viable especially if they're
run=
ning in conduits. I suggest you don't go for a very high spec cable though
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(e.g. I've got some Krone CAT6A which is really fat) and make sure you
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plenty of washing up liquid to hand and a willing helper (push-pull). If y=
ou could get a CAT5E cable in place of every phone line you could always
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e a cable economiser to run a phone line in parallel to an ethernet outlet
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(providing 100Mb if OK). Of course this may not give you as many cables as
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you want, unless the routing is straightforward and you can widen the
holes=
at each end before pulling.

It's a real shame most builders still haven't worked out it would be
better=
for future homeowners to use CAT5E for all data cabling, even if they put =
phone sockets on the end of it.


Simon

--- On Wed, 10/8/11, Steven Goodwin <stevengoodwin@xxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Steven Goodwin <stevengoodwin@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [ukha_d] Going completely wireless?
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, 10 August, 2011, 17:22







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Hey all,



Short version:



Has anyone created a _completely_ wireless infrastructure, connecting

node0 to their laptops, media streamers, et al? If so, is it worth the

extra expense and pain? Is the reduced bandwidth noticeable with, say,

2 video streams alongside the normal network traffic?



Long version:



I've recently moved house, and in doing so took out all my (old)

network cables and AV looms and packed them away. I'm ready to unpack

them and run cables throughout the house, although SWMBO pressure

means I shouldn't be drilling holes through the nice walls, and am not

able to re-plaster the whole house for the sake of a few cables :(

[there's also ceiling-wall edge coving in every room to make it

obvious if I try and sneak a piece of trunking in]



This focuses me towards wireless solutions, or trying to hack ethernet

signals over the BT phone lines (which are unused, and in the right

locations, but only 4 core).



I figure my options are:



* Buy new wireless media streamers. (Asus? Sony NMP? Recommendations?)



* Buy/re-purpose low-power Linux boxes to act as a wireless-wired

gateway into each room.



* Put the wired media streamers in node0 and use Gigasend(s) to send

the TV signal itself over RF to the bedrooms/lounge. The model of

Gigasend I have supports 3 channels, which is enough.



* Ethernet-over-powerline unit(s). Never had any luck with these

previously, though.



With all these (different?) protocols zipping around, has any

experience with this or similar set-up? All thoughts, and any

recommendations, are appreciated,



Thanks,



Steev



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