Are connecting sockets simple?
Are connecting sockets simple?
I support my claim. Beyond that, if you believe water might enter, it requires a distinct cable type. "Direct burial" isn't suitable here; instead, use the UV-protected version. If placed in the right PVC and installed properly, a standard plenum-rated cable should work.
I’m uncertain about US wiring but... I managed to connect the internet via power line adapters up the stairs without major issues. I reset them monthly. Once I noticed one locking every two months, setting it to 30 seconds off each month resolved the problem without any work or additional cables.
The male connectors pose a challenge, particularly with CAT6a, while the female ones for wall outlets are much simpler. It's nearly impossible to go wrong unless you have colorblindness or something similar. I bought a 60$ kit at Lowes to complete the project, but the tool-less options should suffice as well (though you'll still need a tool to remove the cable and extract the wires).
I tried these, albeit very slow ones (I'm in the UK too!).
Routing a flat network cable (yeah, yeah, I know) through the house gave me a huge speed increase over the powerlines.
We're in an even older house now so I don't hold much hope in the wiring.
The routing will be going from a switch downstairs to a TP-Link Deco upstairs, although might just be direct to the PC upstairs as I get good signal upstairs from the Deco downstairs.
It's whether I terminate it in a socket upstairs and run another cable from there to the PC, or have enough to just pull through and plug direct to the PC.
Will see as I'm doing it.
Complicated though as this will be in conjunction to changing the location of my TV ariel, which is currently in the loft. There is an old one on the roof, but I have a newer one with bracket and everything. Plan is to get the ariel cable out the loft and use the one on the roof, then use that same hole to route the CAT6 in, through the loft to the back room, where the Office will be.
I think I'll try and wire a socket (possibly two) and see how that goes. If it isn't working, I'll go with Plan B.
It was just a casual mention about grabbing some TP Link Deco for my mom's place. They were really affordable, and even with their limitations, the model I chose wouldn't create any problems with their actual connection speed. It performed quite well together with some network adjustments her ISP made locally, allowing her to stream a video for the first time in her area.