[Gllug] The netwroked house - a terminal in every room >;)

[honos]

Chris Bell wrote:

>On Tue 08 Mar, honos wrote:
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>>Sorry if this sound silly, but why not using wi-fi? 
>>No need for cables and depending on the size of the house you might need 
>>only one hub to serve every room, you are also free to move around you 
>>machines and don't have to worry about cables going bad/replacing them 
>>overtime (!)
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>   I would definitely run cables if the floorboards are already up, the main
>problems would be how many and from where. Cat6 may cope better with higher
>speeds over a long run, but it is more difficult to install than Cat5
>because of bending restrictions. 
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Hi Chris,

Can I ask why between Cat5 or wi-fi you'd go Cat5 ... is it about security ?

cheers,
honos

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