From: Wooi K. <woo...@gm...> - 2005-06-01 19:09:02
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I don't have any 1-wire device, but I wouldn't mind running the wire.=20 What kind of cable should I use? On 5/26/05, Joel Davidson <jr...@io...> wrote: > On Thu, 26 May 2005, it would appear that Jim Serack wrote: >=20 > > I found it particularly useful to put in place some plastic conduit to = some > > key locations - particularly if your house has several floors. (that wa= y > > when you discover that it was really RG-59U coax that you wanted to you= r > > home theater...) > > > > I also ran some conduits below the landscaping particularly under solid > > features - like walkways. > > > > I picked a central structured wiring location - everything goes back to > > there. Alarm system, telephone, 100 base T Ethernet, DSL, video/ cable,= one > > wire network, intercom, speaker wires, irrigation system. We have basem= ents > > where I live so it is possible to put up a plywood panel in a utility c= orner > > and put everything there ( I also have my UPS, fileserver, and mh serve= r > > there ) > > > > You might also want to do a web search on "structured wiring". > > > > The majority of the computers in my house are on a 802.11 b/g network > > (it is now cheaper than wiring and the wires are never in the right pla= ce > > for the furniture.) > > > > What I wish I did was put in a couple of antenna and associated cable f= or > > the base station - the far side of the house has poor reception when I'= m > > sitting there with the laptop. > > > > Take lots of pictures of the walls with the wires in place before the > > drywall goes up - five years later they will come in handy. >=20 > A suggestion I read about many years ago was to take pictures using > a film camera and slide film. When you need to locate a wire in a > wall, project the slide on the corresponding wall and once you've > lined up corners or windows, you'll know exactly where the wire is. > I suppose a digital camera and video project would work just as well. >=20 > I've never tried this, but is sure sounds good. If I ever build a > house I'm gonna try it. >=20 > Joel >=20 >=20 >=20 > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. > Introducing Yahoo! Search Developer Network - Create apps using Yahoo! > Search APIs Find out how you can build Yahoo! directly into your own > Applications - visit http://developer.yahoo.net/?fr=3Doffad-ysdn-ostg-q22= 005 > ________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from this list, go to: http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_= id=3D1365 >=20 >=20 > |