From owner-freebsd-net Tue Jun 13 19:13:32 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from larryboy.graphics.cornell.edu (larryboy.graphics.cornell.edu [128.84.247.48]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEA1537B59B for ; Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:13:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mkc@larryboy.graphics.cornell.edu) Received: from larryboy.graphics.cornell.edu (mkc@localhost) by larryboy.graphics.cornell.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id WAA81235; Tue, 13 Jun 2000 22:11:31 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mkc@larryboy.graphics.cornell.edu) Message-Id: <200006140211.WAA81235@larryboy.graphics.cornell.edu> To: "CyberSniper" Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Off topic, sorta: home RJ-45 wiring In-Reply-To: Message from "CyberSniper" of "Tue, 13 Jun 2000 21:15:24 EDT." <002501bfd59e$1237d060$02000a0a@wrath01> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 22:11:31 -0400 From: Mitch Collinsworth Sender: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >I hate to be a pain in the butt, but you can buy a single plastic box for 60 >cents at your local hardware store, and that's for the expensive type that >come with the nails and locator tabs. > >Seventy-five cents plus shipping and handling seems a little pricey to me, >but I suppose it has a purpose and is probably simpler than putting boxes >in. Yes, a whole lot simpler when you consider it can be installed after the walls are finished. The plastic box you describe has to be installed before the sheetrock. Of course there is a different type of plastic box you didn't mention that installs in the same fashion as the Milestek wall plate mounting bracket, but why bother with a box when it isn't necessary? -Mitch To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message