In message , Andy Burns
writes
Tim Lamb wrote:

A gentleman from America was explaining how he had run 4 cables to each
place he was likely to have a TV.

This could easily be 4 sites here plus the PC in the office. Do I really
need 18 separate cables?

Probably not, it sometimes handy to run two cables to a location so you
could connect e.g. a smart TV and a set top box, but for anywhere with
more devices than that, a small switch is easy enough to "split" the
ethernet any number of ways.

A *switch* needing an ethernet feed and mains power? How likely is it
that the average self employed electrician will be able to deal with
this at first fix?



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Tim Lamb