Hazza wrote:Sega wrote:I consider wireless internet access terrible. The cheapest and most efficient option is to get an electrician to create wired points throughout your house (I have 3 wired point, one in my bedroom and 2 in the living room). The reasoning behind me being so against wireless Internet is because the download speed is reduced, the security risks are increased and wired Internet even with the electrician bills still works out cheaper. The downside is that he will drill holes in your house. If you are renting the house I would mension it to the landlord before you proceed.
At the moment, I have 3 double network points, 2 in the living room and one in the spare bedroom. Planning of doing another 4. No cables are showing. Have used the telephone piping to run my cat5 cable which goes in nicely. Amazing what vaseline can do with tight holes
On that note, never tried or seen this before, so don't know if it will cause much packet loss or not, but one place I need a network point, the only piping available is the electricity. If I pass Cat5e through the same piping, will it cause any packetloss/interference does anyone know?
Industry standard and guidelines is not to mix power cables with data cables.
even worse in the same trunking or in this case pipe.
Alot depends however, on the power cable current useage. If it supplying a large load then the problems would be a lot worse.
The only way to be sure is don't do it. Worst case, if you do pass the cable and don't suffer and problems fine, but it is always going to be risky and may not always know what data you have lost.
A question? Is it a socket cable? If this socket doesn't get used whilst you are on the net, you maybe ok and get away with it. Do you need this power cable, maybe surplus in which case you may wish to disconnect it.
Just some thoughts, best of luck though.
Pan
