Questions about planning, installing, and servicing network cabling such as computer networks, home automation, and so on. See also the [cabling] tag.
Questions tagged [data-wiring]
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Cat 6 and Romex run perpendicular
I am mapping out a path to run Cat6 thru my house. I know not to run Ethernet parallel to power and the Intartubes say to try to cross at right angles.
But how much interference will I get by crossing at right angles? Does it totally negate the…
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How can I find out which ethernet cable goes where?
I moved in to a house where I have a bunch of cables in the basement that go god knows where. Is there a way to find out the destination and purpose of all of them?
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What should I consider when burying cable?
What should I consider when burying standard coaxial cable between the local pole and my house?
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How to thread a line through 40 foot plenum?
UPDATE: I have tried to snake 20 foot 1 inch PVC, however it is not rigid enough and suffers the same problem as the fiberglass rod
UPDATE: This space is between the ground-floor ceiling and the first floor: the wood panel is the floor of the upper…
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Can anything interesting be done with Kidde's interconnect wires?
In our newly-renovated house the Kidde's CO2- and CO-detectors are everywhere. They are also all interconnected, which means there is a wire running throughout the house already. The detectors came straight from Home Depot - you must've seen…
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How can I remove an electrical junction box that is attached to a stud, without damaging the surrounding wall?
I'm trying to pull the phone wire in my new house, and replace it with Cat6 cable for Ethernet. Upon removing the faceplate for the dual cable (coax) and phone jack, I found what I believe is this gang box:
Obviously I can't see the bracket for the…
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How can I reconnect home ethernet that has been terminated outside?
I recently moved into a newly re-wired house where the electrician terminated the ethernet wiring outside of the house. Wires are coiled/zip tied into a box on the exterior wall. The same box that the cable company patches their coax into.
What is…
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Can I run computer network wiring next to the furnace exhaust?
I am in Ontario and I want to run computer networking wire from the basement to the second floor. The most direct route is inside the box that carries the furnace exhaust to the chimney on the roof. The wire would be outside the metal furnace…
user2309
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WiFi extender/repeaters?
I cannot seem to locate a wifi extender that will be connected to the router/modem via Ethernet cable?
My situation: I am moving into a 2-floor condo. ISP is coming to install the modem in the office on the first floor. I know the wifi coverage to…
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Can I repurpose existing cat5 telephone line for Ethernet networking?
We recently moved into a house where there is cat5e wiring running from a telephone jack in each room, to the rear of the house near the phone junction box and electrical box. The wires are literally just hanging out of a sealed exit point in the…
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Penetrating walls with two cables
I am planning to run both coaxial and cat5e cables from my basement to my (finished) attic, along the outside of the house. I'm trying to figure out the best practice.
If it were a single cable, I think I would just drill a hole through the wall,…
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How do I extend an Ethernet cable at a wall socket?
I have a wall socket in my kitchen but there isn't enough cable leaving the wall to attach a new RJ45 jack to (There's about an inch left to play with). There's no slack in the cable so I cannot pull more through. is there a way to extend the cable…
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How is the input connection made to a punch down block?
I'm installing a patch panel using Cat 6 cable to the various rooms of the house that will require internet service. I have a 12 port punch down block, and understand how to punch down the connections in accordance with the color codes I'm using.…
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How can I run cat6 from my basement to the second floor?
I was trying to get cat6 to an upstairs room on an exterior wall and was trying to follow along the outside of the air duct to give me a clear shot. I've got the wall opened up on 2nd floor a couple of 1/2" holes drilled through into the space…
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Cat3 from Verizon ONT to Old Bell Atlantic Panel
I am trying to identify what the purpose of this was, and whether it is safe to cut this cable. This Verizon Fiber ONT (optical network terminal) has a blue and white cable coming from this interface:
It is running up and over to this old copper…
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