Q: Cat5 v WiFi
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hypothetically... if you were building a new house, would you install cat5 in all the rooms, or would you just use WiFi ?
I would use wiring, every time.
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hypothetically... if you were building a new house, would you install cat5 in all the rooms, or would you just use WiFi ?
I would go with wired too... The consistency of having a wire is great, plus the security is much better... At my office at work, the wireless stops working about every other week, very annoying, at home, my WiFi router goes nuts every now and then I end up having to reconfigure it.
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hypothetically... if you were building a new house, would you install cat5 in all the rooms, or would you just use WiFi ?
I installed Cat5 in most (not all) rooms. Ironically, all our machines (desk/laptops) as well as phones/TV use wifi. But I would strongly recommend doing it. It'll only cost 60-70 bucks / point when it's a new construction. It'll cost way more to do it later or you'll have to bear with the external-wire-ugliness.
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hypothetically... if you were building a new house, would you install cat5 in all the rooms, or would you just use WiFi ?
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hypothetically... if you were building a new house, would you install cat5 in all the rooms, or would you just use WiFi ?
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No, I would use cat6, or cat5e at the very least. Cat5 isn't great at medium distance gigabit ethernet (you may get away with short distances), and 802.11n is even worse (especially if you plan to have floors and walls).
harold aptroot wrote:
Cat5 isn't great at medium distance gigabit ethernet (you may get away with short distances),
He's talking about a standard suburban home, not buckingham palace. :rolleyes:
Regards, Nish
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harold aptroot wrote:
Cat5 isn't great at medium distance gigabit ethernet (you may get away with short distances),
He's talking about a standard suburban home, not buckingham palace. :rolleyes:
Regards, Nish
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He's not Sir Losinger ??! :-\
Watched code never compiles.
Maximilien wrote:
He's not Sir Losinger ??! :->
He was de-knighted for using
gotoonce.Regards, Nish
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Maximilien wrote:
He's not Sir Losinger ??! :->
He was de-knighted for using
gotoonce.Regards, Nish
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everything is a goto, at some level.
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everything is a goto, at some level.
Well, you should have tried saying that when they de-knighted you. :-D
Regards, Nish
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harold aptroot wrote:
Cat5 isn't great at medium distance gigabit ethernet (you may get away with short distances),
He's talking about a standard suburban home, not buckingham palace. :rolleyes:
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com You've gotta read this : Using lambdas - C++ vs. C# vs. C++/CX vs. C++/CLI
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hypothetically... if you were building a new house, would you install cat5 in all the rooms, or would you just use WiFi ?
I would put the network cable in given the opportunity, that way I would have a choice. Consider just limited the network cable to the room designated as the office, possibly add a network closet, and run a few other cables to key far reaching end-points in the house. Otherwise, the majority of devices (Other than computers) support wifi, so you can always upgrade your wireless network to suite your needs as technology changes.
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hypothetically... if you were building a new house, would you install cat5 in all the rooms, or would you just use WiFi ?
Wired every time. It doesn't prevent your using WiFi but is there just in case. Especially, as others have said, considering the relatively minimal cost at construction time rather than retro fitting. It can also depend on the materials being used in the construction[^].
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hypothetically... if you were building a new house, would you install cat5 in all the rooms, or would you just use WiFi ?
CAT5 for sure. IMHO, WiFi is a nice-to-have. /ravi
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everything is a goto, at some level.
Except an assignment statement. :) /ravi
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hypothetically... if you were building a new house, would you install cat5 in all the rooms, or would you just use WiFi ?
I prefer Wi-Fi. You can use it everywhere you want.
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hypothetically... if you were building a new house, would you install cat5 in all the rooms, or would you just use WiFi ?
Others have specified cable vs wireless, with which I concur... except that I would recommend running conduit between some major sections of the house. CAT-5, CAT-6 or CAT-47 will not be 'current' standards forever, and if you plan on being in the house for a decade or more, you will wish you had a way to add the latest cable standard without tearing out walls.
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I prefer Wi-Fi. You can use it everywhere you want.
Having the house wired doesn't mean you can't use WiFi concurrently...
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CAT5 for sure. IMHO, WiFi is a nice-to-have. /ravi
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yep... plus WiFi routers aren't that expensive nowadays... so you can always add that...
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hypothetically... if you were building a new house, would you install cat5 in all the rooms, or would you just use WiFi ?
Definitely wired. I also have wireless. I wanted to make it secured, but my kid has a Nintendo DS that can use wireless, but won't use the latest security. If you have any devices that won't use security, or have guests to whom you don't want to have to give a password, you may find that wired is more convenient (provided it's in every room).