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Questions about planning, installing, and servicing network cabling such as computer networks, home automation, and so on. See also the [cabling] tag.

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I am in the process of building a new house and trying to determine the best location for the modem and router. Total square footage of the house is approximately 5,000 (basement 2,000 + main floor 2,...
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I just had my garage doors and openers replaced. They ran the sensor wires an inch above the drive track, from above the middle of the door to the motor. They're literally tied onto screw eyes at both ...
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I am running 3/4 ENT Smurf Tube through my joists. From my main media center/switch, I'd have one or two 3/4 ENT tubes, and I want them to go through a few joists before branching them out to ...
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Yes, I know! You shouldn't do that... Here's the thing: it's already done. This is an existing underground PVC conduit that provides both AC power (two phase 120V) and network (via unshielded (!) cat ...
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I have fiber optic cable (white plastic, about 1mm in diameter) running into my unit, installed by the provider. This terminated in a reel of cable (about an extra 30m). I decided to move the ONT, ...
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I'm hooking up exterior cameras and need to transition the wire from the external direct burial rated cable I'm using outside to a less flammable and less toxic cable inside. (Yes, I'm aware NEC ...
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I replaced my digital video recorder (DVR) which is located inside the roof. The old DVR has an existing Ethernet cable but not HDMI cable running from the roof to an Ethernet jack on the wall. I ...
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I want to install coaxial wall outlets throughout my home. The only ones I was able to find are these two-way outlets, with a male and a female connector. What I find confusing is that the outlet also ...
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General networking. Landline telephone number using a digital voip google voice service box. I want the GV box and phone moved into the hall bedroom. I can’t get a dial tone on my landline ...
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I'm a new homeowner, having recently moved into a 1920's house. I'd like to run Ethernet conduits throughout the house. The basement runs the full length of the house and its ceiling already hosts ...
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I tried grokking some of the other questions here, since I'm sure this is a duplicate -- but for the life of me I can't figure any of them out. I'm looking to hide coaxial/ethernet wiring that either ...
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I have a strange situation here with my router and my patch panel. After years of using it perfectly over WiFi I decided to connect it to the patch panel to wire my desktop. I observe 2 different ...
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We recently moved to a new place that has ethernet wiring. Initially we didn't use it, as I set up a wifi network using eero. I recently decided to explore how I can use it, especially to connect a ...
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I paid an electrician to run cat6 between our house and home office in the back. On one end he left the wiring exposed. Is there a way to enclose this wire without splicing? This is in the south and ...
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I'm building out a data closet for my home office using a Leviton structured media cabinet (plastic). Some of my equipment (routers, switches) have lugs for external grounds and use 'brick' power ...
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