Another way to save on cable (and money if the lengths are long) is to use Y connectors at each end. Data in Ethernet cable only users 4 of the 8 conductors so you can halve the amount of cable you use.
Robert Fisher On 21 Jan 2014 13:56, "C. Falconer" <[email protected]> wrote: > Volker Kuhlmann wrote, On 21/01/14 11:12: > > Normal cables should be fine, especially if you use (neutral cure!) > silicone sealant around the outside of the joints, so you can remove it > when needed. > yup - good point. > > I would put the pipe where it remains accessible if at all possible. You > > never know, so why make it difficult unnecessarily? Enter garage above > > ground and above the slab. Independence is gold. By all means put a pipe > > through the slab as well, but I'm not sure I'd want to rely on it early > on. > The plan is down from patch panel in house, below ring foundation, then > rise up at the nearest corner of garage and conduit across to back > corner. That way its a straight run and the shortest path. My current > path around the fence adds about 24 metres per run. > > If it's only data you don't need to go deep - 10cm will do > There's power for the cameras too, but that's not enough to make a > difference > > Do you really need 10 CATx cables to your garage? Sounds crazy. Put a > dumb switch in the garage instead. Analog connections? Are you sure? > > That's asking for a lot of noise on that length of cable. Digitize in > > garage, buy yourself an RPi (or whatever), connect to switch. Can you > > really make a good case for more than 3 CAT6 to the garage??? > Yes - one or two for data, the rest are currently used for analogue > video back to a security recorder. > Theres no noticeable problems due to the current length, and they all > run together at this time. > > The machine with the grabber card is not quiet, so its not going in the > house. > > Plus, not needing to run a switch in the garage for two machines > simplifies the network. > > > Thanks all for the input - I've now got some digging to do :) > > -- > CF > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >
_______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
