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New construction is being wired up next week and I'm clueless. (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by [B] to c/homenetworking@selfhosted.forum
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The contractor asked me how I want things wired and I didn't really know.

I was thinking Cat6 ethernet cable with a wall plate in each room. They would all run to the crawl space where I'd have my modem and NAS.

It's a small house. Only 5 ethernet wall plates throughout.

Is there anything I should ask for? I use Plex and IPTV.

Thanks.

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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Run cat 6 or 6a everywhere possible and run coax rg6 to where you need tvs or cable modems.

At least on plate in every room with two cat and one coax.

A couple plates placed high for WiFi access points

Areas that might have office or other gear have two plates (4 jacks)

Upgrade power jacks to include usb c charge ports, 30wtt where possible

Put network panel in house in a closet

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    This, plus do 2x coax drops per location. Basically as many coax as your have ethernet. The uses of that wire keep expanding. Some pre-terminated fibre would be nice too as it's pretty cheap these days.

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