Re: Need advice for a wall-mounted patch panel for home network

["BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Check out www.pimfg.com. They have some plain vanilla boxes that are
priced a little better.

From:BIOSMonkey
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> Yes, this is exactly what I mean.  The futuresmart panels, though,
> are very expensive and a little overkill.  I just want something with
> 24 cat5e/6 jacks to connect from the wall to the switches.
>
> The only reason I wanted a rack is so that there is a box in the wall
> for the drywallers to cut around.  I guess if I have to I'll just
> drywall it myself or build a wooden box.  That would certainly be the
> most cost-effective.
>
>> Not sure if I understand... you want a "rack" that mounts between
>> studs, and a panel that mounts to the rack? Is there a reason you
>> can't just surface-mount a panel?
>>
>> Perhaps you're talking about something like the FutureSmart panels?
>> (see http://www.hometech.com/techwire/finpro.html#PANELS)
>>
>> - Mark.