[kwlug-disc] CAT6 - worthwhile? [Was: Re: Powerline networking - viable?]

[Chris Irwin]

I didn't do conduit, but after each wall I labouriously fish cable through,
I leave a guide string (which will hopefully stand the test of time).

Discussions of upgrading from 5e to 6 aside, I added a docking station for
my laptop on my desk: Do I buy a desktop switch, or run a second cable
through the wall? Second cable is cheaper, and doesn't have a wall-wart.


On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 3:11 PM, CrankyOldBugger
<crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>wrote:

> If I had the money and the talents, I would put conduits in the house
> instead of just pulling cable.  Then I'd be ready for whatever the next big
> technology is, with a easy way to change out the existing cables.  But
> alas, I have neither!
>
>
>
> On 25 October 2013 14:55, <peter_melse at gto.net> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:52:16 -0400, unsolicited <unsolicited at swiz.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> [Thanks very much John, excellent.]
>>>
>>> Re: CAT6
>>>
>>> I have always assumed there is no significant (home) benefit to CAT6
>>> over CAT5e, particularly given the additional handling 'difficulties'
>>> / cost, especially as I never expect to have any home equipment better
>>> than 1 gigabit, full duplex even, to connect it to.
>>>
>>> Have I assumed incorrectly in terms of benefits?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 13-10-25 09:26 AM, John Van Ostrand wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have two pairs at home, not the av speeds, slower. They work but not
>>>> always
>>>> flawlessly they tend to get warm so they suck a fair amount of energy.
>>>>
>>>> They have some drawbacks. They don't work across a transformer. Which
>>>> usually
>>>> isn't a problem unless you're trying to connect to a neighbour across
>>>> the
>>>> street. This also means that interference from a neighbour's powerline
>>>> adapters
>>>> is possible. And interloping is too.
>>>>
>>>> When you use more than one you are effectively setting up a shared
>>>> media, unlike
>>>> a switch. More like a hub or wifi access point.
>>>>
>>>> Also like wifi it's not easy to get the full bandwidth because like
>>>> shared media
>>>> collisions happen.
>>>>
>>>> Now that we are down to two in use (from four) they seem to operate
>>>> well for
>>>> Internet use. I'd be wary of pumping a lot of data across them, like a
>>>> backup.
>>>>
>>>> The ones I have (dlink from years ago) have a password protect option.
>>>> I bet
>>>> this means a neighbour would have to spend 15 or 20 minutes to crack
>>>> the security.
>>>>
>>>> I originally purchased them as a stop gap. We bought a house and I
>>>> needed time
>>>> to wire it. These gave access during the months it took me to pull cat
>>>> 6.
>>>> *From: *unsolicited
>>>> *Sent: *Thursday, October 24, 2013 7:11 PM
>>>> *To: *Kwlug-Disc
>>>> *Reply To: *KWLUG discussion
>>>> *Subject: *[kwlug-disc] Powerline networking - viable?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Been minded that 'powerline' is out there, again. Poking about at Canada
>>>> Computer, seems I see 3 manufacturers, D-Link, Netgear, Trendnet - no
>>>> doubt all the same internals. Kits range from $55 - $100.
>>>>
>>>>   From a bit of poking, I see claims of gigabit ports, but further
>>>> reading reveals max. 500 Mbps transmission. (And they wonder why people
>>>> mistrust marketers. The info. may be factual, but ...) (Tag seems to be
>>>> 'AV 500'.)
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have any experience with powerline / wisdom to share?
>>>>
>>>> - not trying to run multiple HD video streams, just get across a gym
>>>> with very high ceilings that make a physical copper run problematic. One
>>>> 1280x800 ip cam stream reliably coming full bore would be desired,
>>>> though.
>>>>
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>> In my (humble) opinion, it depends on if you forsee 802.3an (10gigabit
>> ethernet) being used in the future consumer market. (at the rate these
>> things seem to be moving, I'd count on it in the next 10 years, if the
>> copper Ethernet standards remain attractive)
>>
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Chris Irwin
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