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Date:      Thu, 1 Jun 2000 18:03:08 +0100 (BST)
From:      Jasper Wallace <jasper@ivision.co.uk>
To:        MG_Tak <mgtak@crosswinds.net>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Off topic, sorta: home RJ-45 wiring
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.4.21.0006011801200.86-100000@avengers>
In-Reply-To: <NDBBIKLAOLJINPHFNJGOGEMNCCAA.mgtak@crosswinds.net>

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On Wed, 31 May 2000, MG_Tak wrote:

> 	Greetings,
> 
> 	This isn't exactly FreeBSD related, so I must
> apologize.
> 
> 	I've been using an RJ-45 cable to connect a
> laptop that's in another room to the HUB in my room.
> The cable runs right accross the hallway which, on
> top of being ugly, is not really practical. So I
> figured I could climb into my attic and run the
> cable through the attic and into my room, using
> wall-plugs.
> 
> 	Putting holes in the wall is easy enough, but
> I'm not sure about what I need, what type of cable,
> etc.. Does anyone know of a web-page that would
> offer some sort of guide to home-wiring?

There was a thing in the us a while back (i'm sure people on the list will
know more), where there was a volunteer effort to wire up local schools with
cat 5, i remember comming accross several web sites with *very* good
instructions on how to do all the hole drilling etc.

(I think it was called 'network day' or something).

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