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  1. 285ferrari

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    #1 285ferrari, Nov 28, 2010
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    My son's computer downstairs in my basement is really fast and hardwired(25mbps). Upstairs in my office it is much slower(7mbps) and ran thru some thing called Pluglink and plugs into an outlet. A few guys suggested running a Cat5 line from downstairs to upstairs in my office and said the speed would be much better for the internet. My girlfiriend has a laptop that runs wireless and she sits in the kitchen here and even has faster internet(20mbps) than my office. I would go the wireless route in the office, but it the speed varies greatly day to day. Want something somewhat consistent ----Any suggestions? Comcast is my internet provider if that matters
     
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    #2 Jedi, Nov 28, 2010
    If you can, hard wire CAT-5 to the router, that's ALWAYS the best way. That's how
    I run our "Hulu server" for internet TV in the livingroom. WiFi couldn't keep up.

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    #3 Etcetera, Nov 28, 2010
    Cable is the only way to get consistency and speed.
     
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    #4 rob lay, Nov 28, 2010
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    over fiber? :confused:

    <edit, sorry, thought you were talking about to the house, not within>
     
  5. 285ferrari

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    #5 285ferrari, Nov 28, 2010
    So Cat5 from the router downstairs up to my office computer?
     
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    #6 Jedi, Nov 28, 2010
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    Yes. It's cheap and easy to run. The hard part if you're not familiar is putting on
    the connector. If you can run a "pre-made" cable, that will be MUCH easier for you.

    But if you're mechanically able, just buy a kit - typically 300' of cable, with bag of
    connectors, basic tester (for finished cable), and crimper for around $40 or $50 depending.

    Just keep the lead length as shorts as possible, and don't confuse the wire colors!
    You can use either the A or the B scheme - as long as you do the same thing at both
    ends.

    Google "Cat-5 termination" for more.

    Here's a good tutorial site: http://www.lanshack.com/make-cat5e.aspx

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    #7 DesignPlanBuild, Nov 28, 2010
    CAT5 is the way to go. Keep the run under 250 ft, avoid kinks/bends, and try not to run it along side of anything that could cause EMI.
     
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    #8 Etcetera, Nov 28, 2010
    I ran some cat 5 at the old house. All I did was run some cable on the outside of the house along the bottom of the lowermost cedar siding panel, up along the vertical trim and inside. Couldn't really see it. I then terminated each line into keystone boxes that I got at radio shack. Took like half an hour.

    When terminating ethernet, make sure there's no more than 1/2 inch of untwisted wire, otherwise high speed ethernet will be shoddy.
     
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    #9 Etcetera, Nov 28, 2010
    Fiber optics come cabled, unless you have a line of bran flakes from the curb to your house.
     

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