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In Reply to: RE: Ethernet cable posted by dbphd on June 11, 2014 at 23:21:49
"We were told our ethernet cable was not current, and the network in the the house is now WiFi. The problems with internet dropout did disappear. I want to pull new ethernet cable using the old cable to drag the new cable through the attic. What cable should I buy?"
Hi,
Reading this long thread... and have to ask? Who told you your Ethernet was not current, and what are you actually running? Wire, switches, hubs, how many connections etc. How big is your network? Did they actually look at your network?
Sorry to tell you but whoever told you this was just probably FOS and had no idea what they are talking about, or your house is the size of Trump Tower.
Even old CAT 5 will run fine if all the connections are ok and there is no interference or other issues. One bad line,connection or other problem, like running a line over a florescent light etc, can screw up the entire network.
For you main whole house network please don't spent $$$ on expensive cable for in wall installations. If you REALLY want to pull new cable, pull unshielded plenum Cat 6 at most, you do not need anything else. For patch cables you can play with some better ones for your audio stuff and see if you can hear any difference. I use Cat 7 directly wired between my NAS and music server. I also use a filter and common mode choke.
Before you do anything though, properly trouble shoot what you have currently.
regards
Bob
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Couldn't agree more Bob. All this jumping in with the latest technology offering when there is probably no real problem. I have basic Cat5e and this works fine.
When I had an extension that contains the man cave including music server I laid and terminated to wall sockets Cat6 with a 1Gb Netgear switch. Much more difficult to terminate than 5e. Not really necessary, but as I was laying infrastructure I thought I would future proof.
All this discussion is probably over a contractors sweeping statement without really looking, but wanting to up the job value.
I also use a filter and common mode choke.
Don't let freddie know. He told me once that chokes cause signal dropout. ;-)
"He told me once that chokes cause signal dropout."
There is allot of positive info on the Jplay forum about the improvement gained on Ethernet. People also use better power supplies (usually linear) for switches, routers etc with positive results. I have not tried this yet.
regards
Bob
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