On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 2:18 AM Paul M Foster <pa...@quillandmouse.com> wrote: > > On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 12:43:14PM +1000, George at Clug wrote: > [...] > > If you had the money, I would get a cable installer to do a proper job of > > running cables. I used to be an Electrician, hence I am familiar with > > running wires, so in my own home I ran Ethernet cable where ever needed > > (and we have a cavity ceiling). I am guessing this option is not possible > > for your situation. > > Coincidentally, I used to be an electrician too, but we almost never ran > low voltage except for doorbells. > > The house in question appears to have a generous attic, but they've blown > in two feet of insulation I'd rather not disturb. And that much insulation > makes the headers of walls very hard to find. Also, I'm not in my 20s > anymore, and crawling around in attics is difficult. > > In the house I'm living in now, I did go into the attic years ago with cat > 5e and wired up the living room. > > FWIW, in the house we're buying, I need internet (wired) in the living > room, bedroom 2 and bedroom 4. Also, it's concrete block construction > (outer walls).
You can also run cat5 or cat6 (or rg-6) behind baseboards: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2reLFKCNf4>. Jeff
