On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 09:25, you wrote: > Sorry about YAOTPFY[1], > > I've got a big box of solid core Cat 5E cable sitting in the living > room waiting to be strung around the house. <snippety snip> > My question is - thus any of this make sense? Am I missing something? > What gotchas can anyone warn of before I start?
This makes sense. You might be missing the fact that there's no real need to demarcate the two sockets in each room as one for phone and one for data. The only gotcha I can think of is where to put the capacitors- i.e. the components that you find in the back of a "type 2" phone socket. I am unsure if they are needed at each point, or whether a single one in the middle, with all sockets connected as if they were extensions would be best. I chose to fit the equivalent of a 'type 2' socket at each point. Beware! The PABX adapters (RJ45 to BT style socket) are not wired correctly for New Zealand home installations. I have done exactly what you are doing at home- email me off list for interminable amounts of excruciating detail. Andy
