Running network cable externally?

Skeeter

Skeeter

Skeeter

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We are in the process of buying a house and I've been scratching my head about how to cable the living room up with the office and the broadband. Its just been gutted and redone inside so the GF isn't keen on be pulling up carpets, its on a concrete slab so no under floorboards option, and there are loads of doors and a coorrider between the rooms so there isn't a simple 'through the wall' option.

But then I though about going outside the house? I could go out the wall in the office, round the house and then back in behind where the TV will go. The GF won't mind so long as I terminate it correctly (I.e. in wall sockets).

What's the opinion on external cabling? I was thinking running 2 cat6 external grade cables, properly looped at each end to stop water ingress, and terminated in wall sockets would see me right for a number of years. Is there anything to be aware of with external cabling? It will likely be mounted to the wall of the house rather than buried so will be open to the elements and sunlight? Any advice welcome :)
 
Its a 50 year old house and the pile of unused PowerLine adapters I have somewhere shows the luck I have had with powerline networking. Plus there expensive as hell.

I will try using the ones I have when we move in, but if they turn out to be pap then I will want a cabled solution.
 
Can you point me at some decent cable? I've found a lot of stuff that is unsheilded, which seems odd to me? I'd have thought external network cable would be shielded?

I'd use the same loop and then into a silicone sealed hole method that Sky uses.
 
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