Ethernet all run through the walls. Jacks in every room. Everything that can be hardwired.
It’s gonna run so good
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iamthetot@piefed.ca 3 weeks ago
alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
I’d a coworker who asked the builders to put ethernet jacks in.
They put rj11 phone jacks in instead.
yaroto98@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
A lot of builders run ethernet and terminate it with the rj11 port plates. The cable behind it is still ethernet. They just don’t use like half of the wires.
iamthetot@piefed.ca 3 weeks ago
My previous apartment had rj11 jacks in the wall, but it was cat5e cable in the walls. Popped off the face plates, reterminated the cords as Ethernet, voilà!
HeHoXa@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
This is the ideal, but teenage HeHo had fewer options. A big spool of CAT5 run across the house was a godsend
SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I took a retired enterprise switch from my office, and can finally make use of the dual ports on my homelab, downloader, and PC. Holy shit is it nice. It’s like 20x faster than my wifi was. I transferred 2 TB of movies to my server in like 35 minutes.
BlackVenom@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That says more about your storage than network
taiyang@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Imma bout to rip holes in my wall to get a cable upstairs. WiFi is simply awful.
motionofethre@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I’ve been planning the same, but I don’t have detailed enough diagrams to safely do it
unitedwithme@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
laughs in 48-port PoE switch
Concealed or not, welcome to the hardwire gang.
0x0@infosec.pub 2 weeks ago
My Aruba is great for the 3 things ive got connected to it because why not
Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I did this. 100% worth it. Better if you put in cable panels on the walls and run the cable through the basement.
Piwix@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Agreed, I got sick of the 50ft ribbon cable snaking around the hallway and decided to do this. Now I have clean wall panels and no more trip hazards.
FunnySalt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I’ve got ethernet running through the house, without running it through the walls. I’ve used cord covers but it’s still a bit tacky looking, TBH.
It’s totally feisable to runs through the wall via the attic (my house is a single story on a concrete slab) but I don’t want to do that particular job. Might pay someone to do it some day, but it’s pretty low on list of things to throw money at.
corvi@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I ran a couple of cables for the highest priority stuff, but I’m using MoCA for the rest and it’s been great. Even for game streaming I’ve not noticed a difference, though I don’t play any fast-paced FPS games these days.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
We used powerline adapters at my old place. I was always kind of nervous about that but they did work fine for a few years.
A__Lemmy_User@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I have an ethernet cable going from the dining room, up the wall, through 1 door, on the ceiling, through a second door, then back down into my pc.
nullroot@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I ran a few hundred feet through the basement and walls. I offered to hard wire everyone else in the house but strangely none of them accepted. So is just my bedroom and my office and some laid down prep work to go anywhere else in the house if needed
REDACTED@infosec.pub 2 weeks ago
Meh, after testing high-end router, I realized there is pretty much no difference in speeds and latency, went completely wireless.
DarkCloud@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You did this? So does every stock broker and intelligence agency.
djdarren@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
One nice thing about my rented house is that a previous owner (possibly my landlord) ran an ethernet from the lounge at the front right to the small bedroom at the back, upstairs. So, router > Deco node > ethernet > Deco node > 1gbps switch. Then I have three PCs upstairs wired to that switch, and they all get the full glory of our 1gbps fibre.
But, like, the rent is almost £1400 a month, so…
DummyWOW@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Interesting choice given the effectiveness of Ethernet degrades at 100ft
pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
You might be confusing feet and meters
krisevol@lemmus.org 3 weeks ago
Plus how fast modern wifi can go. I can’t see any advantage.
OwOarchist@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
I can’t see any advantage.
Doesn’t quit working every time somebody microwaves a burrito.
unitedwithme@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
OK. I’m going to ELI5 this bit. Not being mean, sarcastic, or trying to talk down. I don’t know you’re knowledge level, so I apologize.
Imagine 2 different 1" pipes. One gets its dedicated supply running to your house, and the other gets divided among all the houses in a cul-de-sac.
Your house will have the best water pressure, unaffected by any neighbors, so your showers, laundry, etc, all runs perfectly fine.
Your neighbors, however, may or may not have adequate pressure, and depending on your many “devices” are relying on water, some get barely any flow at all. Devices that are furthest away get nothing.
So, theoretically, you get a pipe of water as do your neighbors, but the best time for your neighbors to use it is when there’s fewest utilizing. But you can’t really gauge when that is, so it’s often unreliable.
The more technical side is, wireless has the potential to go beyond 1Gbps which is great! However, many current WiFi 6, 6E, and 7 routers/APs still only utilize a 1Gb Ethernet port, so you’ll have a bottleneck regardless. Signal strength depends on obstructions, which could be walls, furniture, pipes, electrical, insulation, etc. 2 devices close by don’t get the same signal, SO many variables come into play that are resolved by dedicated connections like Ethernet. The more devices that share your 2.4GHz, 5GHz, & 6GHz the more shared the signal gets. A 2.4GHz has longer range but slower speeds and its often saturated by IOT devices. 5GHz & 6GHz devices benefit from better throughput, but suffer signal degradation easier.
I hope that helps. Happy to answer any other questions.
AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
He is testing limits of ethernet and his family
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You did conceal it right
ickplant@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
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A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Lmao
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
Why would you hide your pride and joy? Do you conceal your beautifully carved table legs??
Snapz@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I do, of course… All those exposed, slutty table legs would horn up all my dinner guests.
Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
What do you recommend? Just the clips or something else to conceal it
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I bought a flat cable, glued it to the wall at the corner seam, very hidden. Only takes a drop of glue every foot or so. Easy to turn corner, etc. worked well for years at an apt, new home is wired already, so network setup is in bedroom closet.
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Ideally youd run it through a crawlspace, basement, or attic. Drill a hole at either end through the floor, pull the cable, and seal the hole with silicone caulk.