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Which fiber cable to use for prewire? (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by [B] to c/homenetworking@selfhosted.forum
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I'm going to be prewiring my house with shit ton of cat6a and some fiber for future proofing(yes, I will be using Smurf tubing as well) to just about every room in the house.

I plan to use fiber for possible networking but also unconventional uses like hdmi over fiber, usb/audio bulans, etc.

I am going to supply every drop with this OS2 and I am also going to run OM3 with it for compatibility/redundancy. Yes I know, overkill.

My issue is I don't know which cheap OM3 to buy. I found bulk om3 zip cord cable but I don't know of the disadvantages of using zip cord in my situation.

If not the cheapest I found was this OM3 cable What is the biggest difference/drawbacks between those two?

Finally are there any shortcomings/opportunities that I am missing here with my planned setup? Thanks.

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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

OS2. Even OM5 will be become somewhat obsolete before long. OS2 has been around for decades and is still the standard, and the most flexible.

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Are you going to terminate it yourself?

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    just curious, do you have the tool to terminate the fiber optic?

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    what issue do you foresee cat6 not being able to handle?

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Instead of the OM3 could you add a draw wire or two instead. This retains your flexibility and options without committing one way or another. And if you are running conduit to each drop I imagine this won't be a problem for pulling these through if you ever need them?

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