"TheScullster" wrote in message
. uk...
Hi all

Just a general enquiry really.
Noticed on posts for data/sky/tv cabling that people were still advocating
installation of network and phone cabling.
This is obviously at odds to the current hype wireless
networking/broadband etc.
I have already installed cat 5 and phone lines to most rooms, but am
beginning to think that technology has overtaken this.

Apart from the security issues with wireless broadband, can anyone support
the case for putting in a wired home network and phone system?

TIA

Phil


Wired networking is certainly worth it IMHO.

Gigabit switched networking against 56 ( or a bit more ) Mbit shared just
doesn't compare, especially if you are shifting large DVD ISOs around the
network for example.

There are also plenty pieces of networking kit that are designed for wired
operation, which would require you to buy wireless bridges for. I've yet to
see a wireless bridge that supports high-end security options like
WPA2-Enterprise which I use on my network. An un-necessary,
poorer-performing ( if it can be made to work at all ), cumbersome
alternative to wired, if wired is an option.

Also, if you have any plans to use VoIP, then wired networking can provide
Power-over-Ethernet, which is a tidy way to hook up your phones.

I use wireless only where wired is difficult or inconvenient.
It's nice on the laptops in the middle of the living room, or sitting on a
kitchen worktop for example.

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Ron