you home networkers

[jjoel]

for those of you who homenetwork, and have one comp upstairs and one downstairs, how did you end up running your wires without making a grand mess?

[aussieolie2]

Check out:
http://www.handymanwire.com/articles/homenetwork.html

and:
http://www.swhowto.com/index.html - this is great.

Hope this helps,

Olie

[jjoel]

thats great, but uh, my home is finished and im just trying to figure out how to get through that darn insullation

[aussieolie2]

What I do is I go under the skirting board (if you have them) simply by using a flathead screwdriver and pushing it down and under the wood. I also run under the carpet (make sure you have a carpet staple gun or something to stick it down).
Also I know people that use there air con vents to run cables around the house.

[jjoel]

hey their wouldn't be insullation between to rooms that have a wal NOT connecting to the outside right? insullation is only found in walls connecting to the outside or maybe a garage. correct me if im wrong.

[aussieolie2]

That is right, but movign the cables when their behind the wall is very difficult.
This is similar to what I do: http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/pages/h00070.asp its not networking specific.
Also for a unprofessional way to do it:
http://howto.lycos.com/lycos/step/1,,26166+25557+18059,00.html

Hope this helps,

Olie

[jjoel]

are their certain temperatures to keep the cable away from (extreme cold and extreme hot). what would those temperatures be?

[aussieolie2]

I've run cables through water, - 0c Degree C temperatures and along radiator pipes (hot), so I think you should be fine.
If in doubt look at CAT5 (I presume this is what you are using) specifications.
I dont think you will any data speed due to heat conduction.

Olie

[mjc]

There are CAT5 cables meant for special purposes like running through ductwork and wet/damp environments, etc.

There is no set rule saying there can't be insulation in interior walls, I sometimes use it for sound control, and I am not the only one.....if I don't see the wall in question in the bare-bones state I assume anything can be in it.....worked on one too many "Old House" type projects...(and no I never found a cache of old coins..:()

[classicsoftware]

I have a 110 year old victorian house. When I deecided to run the wire, I hried an electrician. It will be far cheaper in the long run and you will have a professional looking job.