I need to run ethernet wire from my cable modem to my tv in the living
on the other side of the house. I have an unfished basement, so it
would be no problem running it, I'm just wonderin if anyone has any
ideas other than drilling a hole in the floor.

wrote...
I need to run ethernet wire from my cable modem to my tv in the living
on the other side of the house. I have an unfished basement, so it
would be no problem running it, I'm just wonderin if anyone has any
ideas other than drilling a hole in the floor.

Run it through the wall and up & through the attic...

Just drill a hole in the wall? Do they make any wall plates that would
allow you to plug into?

In article . com,
wrote:

Just drill a hole in the wall? Do they make any wall plates that would
allow you to plug into?

Go check out Home Depot. The sell wall plates that will hold
from 1 to 6 jacks, and you can mix or match the jacks for all
kinds of functions. That includes telephone, computer, fiber
optic, sub-woofer, speakers, TV cable, etc.

If you can, try using an existing phone or cable tv wall
plate. Run the network cable through that hole in the wall,
and fish it to the basement. Then replace the wall plate
with one that has 2 of the right kind of jacks.

If you cannot piggy back on another cable run, then put
in your own cable run. Cut out the drywall to accept a
wall plate. Then use a long flexible drill bit to run
through the hole in the wall, and drill a hole down
through the middle of the wall and into your basement.

-john-

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John A. Weeks III wrote:
In article . com,
wrote:


Just drill a hole in the wall? Do they make any wall plates that would
allow you to plug into?


Go check out Home Depot. The sell wall plates that will hold
from 1 to 6 jacks, and you can mix or match the jacks for all
kinds of functions. That includes telephone, computer, fiber
optic, sub-woofer, speakers, TV cable, etc.


I never seen a good quality jack that can be mixed and matched like
that. 10mb don't worry about it, but 100Mb can be a pain if you dont
get good quality jacks.


If you can, try using an existing phone or cable tv wall
plate. Run the network cable through that hole in the wall,
and fish it to the basement. Then replace the wall plate
with one that has 2 of the right kind of jacks.

If you cannot piggy back on another cable run, then put
in your own cable run. Cut out the drywall to accept a
wall plate. Then use a long flexible drill bit to run
through the hole in the wall, and drill a hole down
through the middle of the wall and into your basement.


return vents are a good place to run wires too. Just be sure you get
the wire rated to be in the return vent, which cost more.

Also if the outlet wont be used 100% of the time you can go wireless.

-john-



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Respectfully,


CL Gilbert

SNIP

I never seen a good quality jack that can be mixed and matched like that.
10mb don't worry about it, but 100Mb can be a pain if you dont get good
quality jacks.

SNIP

I use Leviton components for my in-house 100Mb LAN and have no problems what
so ever.

Wireless is fast enough if all you want to do is share an Internet
connection, but it's slower than 100BaseT wired networking. And watch
the security issues: default settings in both hardware and software
often leave the system wide open to the world.

Perce


On 07/27/05 12:28 am CL (dnoyeB) Gilbert tossed the following
ingredients into the ever-growing pot of cybersoup:

return vents are a good place to run wires too. Just be sure you get
the wire rated to be in the return vent, which cost more.

Also if the outlet wont be used 100% of the time you can go wireless.

wrote:
I need to run ethernet wire from my cable modem to my tv in the living
on the other side of the house. I have an unfished basement, so it
would be no problem running it, I'm just wonderin if anyone has any
ideas other than drilling a hole in the floor.

Try a wireless router. Walmart has the routers for less
than $50. Of course you might need a wireless
connection to hook to your computer also. If you have
a newer laptop it is probably already wireless enabled.
But it avoids the hassle of running cables.

Bill Gill

Bill Gill wrote:

But it avoids the hassle of running cables.

Bill Gill
I had my kitchen floor done and ran cable behind the baseboards (cut a
groove for it). The length of a house is a long stretch though.