Network House During Rewire, Advice Please

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Hi all,

I am currently in the middle of rewiring my house as part of a full renovation before I move in.

One things I want to do is have two network points in each bedroom and behind the tv in the living room, giving me a total of 6 sockets.

Now I was planning on just leading these back to a 8 port switch but I am not sure where is best to locate the switch. I was thinking about the same small cupboard on the wall that the fuse box is in since all the floor boards are already up leading back to that so it would make a easy job. But I have read electrical cables can cause interference with network cables and cause errors due to cross talk?

I dont see the point in a patch panel since I don't have many connections, am i right in thinking though if all cables go back to a switch this will create a network. So if i plug my router into one of the RJ45 sockets in a room it will provide internet access to the full house?

Also what distance should the network cables be kept from the electric cables or should this not a issue with CAT5E cables?

Anymore advice would be great and other peoples experiences doing the same thing.

Thanks, Sam
 
Done a quick diagram of what I am trying to achieve incase I haven't explained it very well.

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Thanks, Sam
 
Yes, if the router is connected to the switch then anything else that's connected to the switch will have internet access.

Mains interference is unlikely to be much of an issue even if you need to run the cables together at some points. A couple of inches of separation should guarantee that there won't be any problems at all.

You shouldn't need to resort to using shielded cabling. For most things Cat5e is good enough, if you want to be slightly more future proof then you could use Cat6 instead. The downsides to Cat6 is the slightly higher cost and it's a bit more difficult to work with.

As cable is cheap I'd always suggest running cables in pairs. It doesn't add much to the job and gives some long-term flexibility.

If you're fitting face plates you should be looking from solid core cable rather than stranded.
 
Thanks for the advice!

I think i'll order a 100m roll of solid cat5e cable, a crimping tool (for the ends going into the switch) and a 25 pack of RJ45 ends. Is there any difference between the ends needed for solid and stranded cable?

Thanks, Sam
 
There are two different types of plugs, so try to buy the ones described as suitable for solid core cable.

You'd probably find that any plug will work just fine, but the wrong sort could potentially give you unreliable connections.
 
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