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From: kdenning@pcserver2.naitc.com (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: A LAN for my home
Summary: Use >GOOD< twisted pair cable
Message-ID: <1991Apr29.152748.14811@pcserver2.naitc.com>
Date: 29 Apr 91 15:27:48 GMT
References: <1991Apr29.070815.161@weyrich.UUCP>
Organization: AC Nielsen, Bannockburn IL USA
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In article <1991Apr29.070815.161@weyrich.UUCP> orville@weyrich.UUCP (Dr. Orville R. Weyrich) writes:
>I am soon to build a house, and want a house which will have all the
>important amenities for the years ahead, like for example a LAN.
>
>[my wife might disagree as to what the important amenities might be :-)]
>
>I currently have a home office, but no LAN. Given the cost of buying a house,
>it is not likely that I will be able to afford a LAN for a while, but I want to
>anticipate wiring etc.
>
>What advice does the net have? It is easy to string a bunch of extra twisted-
>pair phone lines, but I sort of had ethernet in mind. If I string a bunch of
>cable-tv cables (an extra bunch -- I'm the only one in the house that doesn't
>watch TV), can they be pressed into service as ethernet cables? Are there 
>any parameters or gotcha's I need to watch out for?
>
>Thanks

I'd use home-runs (to a wiring closet or central location) of high-quality
twisted pair cable, at least 4 pair.

This gives you the ability to run 2 10BaseT links into a room.  If you want
pull four pair of high-quality shielded twisted-pair cable as well; this
will give you FDDI on copper if they ever get it FCC certified :-)

All the advantages of Ethernet, and reliability too!

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