On 24/05/16 08:53, Tim Lamb wrote:
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?

Doesnt have to.

That's nothing to do with house wiring.

If you want two sockets on the wall, lay two cables. The labour to drag
two is the same as one.

The cable cost is peanuts.

You dont have to terminate the second initially if its 'in case'






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