How to route Ethernet cable down the stairs?

MaxP779 · 5 Feb 2013 at 16:40

Ive tripped over this cable for the 7th time and ive had it! Ive taped it to the wall for now but it looks like ass. Whats a better permanent solution to have an ethernet cable going down some stairs?

No to drilling holes in the ****ing walls etc

MaxP779 · 5 Feb 2013 at 16:45

No i mean is there some better method than tape to fit this cable to the wall? Blu tack maybe? I like the speed of a wired network.

MaxP779 · 5 Feb 2013 at 16:47

Thorper said:
^^

Yeah homeplugs are slow though, and the new spec of homeplug was ratified like a year ago yet no new models with a higher speed have shown up. There is a single 1gbps model but i think its the old tech souped up which is crap, apparently it overheats too.

MaxP779 · 5 Feb 2013 at 17:00

CocaCola said:
9mm Cable Clips will do it, The nail is so small u won't see a hole in your wall.

Edit: Asda sell them, Next to all the lightbulbs

Think we have a winrar!

Slime said:
Are you wanting to transfer large files? That's the only drawback I think. Mine stream HD files fine and route my Internet at its quoted speed.

Yes, homeplug is too slow for me.

MaxP779 · 5 Feb 2013 at 17:58

Hmm under the carpet... thats a good idea too! Ill investigate that.

MaxP779 · 5 Feb 2013 at 22:24

Greg0986 said:
I have just installed about 15ft of cat6 ethernet cable from the router downstairs, along the wall then up the wall and along the stairs using cable clips. Only took me 15 minutes and it doesn't look half bad. Might take some pics tomorrow... I just have to paint the cable to match the carpet XD

I will be doing this as my carpet appears to be super glued to the floor, at least i cant get the edges of it to budge much at all.