Phil wrote:
Chips wrote:

Well, the time has finally come to shift most of the computers out into
the garage (apparently).
Having already got enough power out there I need to put in a fat data
pipe to connect the lot to the house switch - cat5e will do nicely
because I have lots. Wireless is an absolute worst case scenario both
for speed and price and we need to connect to the servers for data
(video/music etc).

The garage is not connected to the house and is separated by about 3m of
paving/drive/whatnot.

Any suggestions for running the cable ?
I'm aware that pushing it through the same conduit as the power is a
no-go and I really don't want to dig up the drive unless I have to. I
suppose I could take it under a patio and through some of the lawn if I
must. On top of that I naturally don't want to spend very much time or
effort.

Chips.

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Stick your cat5e in the conduit with the power - you won't get any
problems. In industry, it's rarely possible to get any separation of
the two - I've never had a problem.


I know this to be true having worked in numerous University retro-fitted
buildings. However, it's known to be unsafe and I know that it'd be
picked up when/if we sell - just my luck that is.

For those who are suggesting wireless - I have experience with it and I
know that it will present more hassles than it's worth. There are the
security issues too. No point in physically securing an outbuilding then
blasting your data to everyone within 100m.

Fibre looks best but I'm a bit iffy about some of the radii between here
and there. I'll go and check the specs.

Chips.

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