On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, Richard Stevenson wrote:
Hi all
In the interests of keeping my soon-to-be-landlord happy, I'm looking at building a wireless LAN rather than making holes in the 13-month-old house I'm about to move into. Can anyone recommend any particular equipment, suppliers, sources of information? It'll only be a small network to start with - five systems, though it'll grow; I have a nasty habit of accumulating junk :P
Richard, You clearly haven't properly investigated the options with traditional wired LANs - making holes in walls is no longer needed. To retrofit a building with a wired LAN without modifying the structure, you will need to following: CAT5 Cable (enough to cover distances to be networked). RJ45 Plugs (2 per cable-run, and extras, just in case). Crimping Tool (and guide to cable crimping if you are unfamiliar with it). ...and the magic ingredient... Gaffer Tape (Black is preferable, the good stuff, and Duct Tupe will not do). Make cables long enough to reach all stations from the hub/switch via traditional access ways (the hall). Run cables. Tape down. Where they need to run across doorways, it is best to tape firmly between either side of the door frame. Gaffer Tape (unlike Duct Tape) is designed to be removed, so it is unlikely to cause damage (however be cautions of painted surfaces and shag-carpet). I have executed this cabling solution in a number of situations with satisfactory results. A tip: depending on the size of you LAN and layout of your house, it may be handy to locate the hub or switch in a central place, I reccomend under the couch. -- Dylan Reeve - dylan(a)wibble.net Professional Cabling Installer, honest. Or not. --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog