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I've been considering getting fiber to connect two switches on opposite ends of my apartment. The distance is short enough that I could use a slim Ethernet cabl
by sleepydog 5y ago
I've been considering getting fiber to connect two switches on opposite ends of my apartment. The distance is short enough that I could use a slim Ethernet cable, but even the slim ones are pretty noticeable. Fiber cables can be incredibly thin.
I did research, and the problem I found was that there is very little availability for fiber cables of alternative colors. Most of the cables I found that were the right type and thickness I wanted, I could only find in bright yellow that would stick out.
There are a few products like invisilight that are incredibly thin and almost clear which would be ideal. However, they're only sold in bulk to businesses so I could only find some on ebay. It felt too adventurous for me to pull the trigger.
Currently 5Ghz wifi is sufficient, but its bad enough that I refrain from doing anything that consumes a lot of bandwidth, like torrenting.
- kingosticks 5y agoDo you have coax connections in each room? If so, is ethernet over coax an option?
- sleepydog 5y agoI do not have coax. Power line ethernet is an option, but I've heard mixed stories about latency/loss.
- candiddevmike 5y agoThe color of fibre optic cabling jackets typically signifies the type of mode/distance it supports, unlike CAT5/6 where it's insignificant. https://www.thefoa.org/tech/ColCodes.htm https://www.thefoa.org/tech/ColCodes.htm