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How do you get the fiber through your walls? Isn't the appeal of PowerLine and MoCA that the cables are already there?

• throw0101b 3y ago
  > How do you get the fiber through your walls? Lawrence Systems has a good demo of how they do it (wall fishing) commercially: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5XePwAO4m0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5XePwAO4m0 > Isn't the appeal of PowerLine and MoCA that the cables are already there? Yes, that is the appeal. But that doesn't mean it gives a better/faster long-term result.
  • AtlasBarfed 3y ago
    How are these guys doing the top hole drills through the wall? In that demo, they have direct access to the top board. Is this for new construction or something? Are they removing drywall from the upper floor?
    • gymbeaux 3y ago
      The attic I would think
    • mike_d 3y ago
      Attic/crawl space. If you don't have access to either there is a drill bit on a 40-80 inch flexible shaft. You cut a hole in the wall for the box you'll mount the ethernet in and then use it as access to drill up/down/sideways behind the wall.
• thefz 3y ago
  Standard LC connector is small enough to pass through a standard drill bit. If smaller, you can apply your connector with no specialized equipment.
• olyjohn 3y ago
  I have a smaller house, but I just decided to drill straight through the outer wall. Ran a couple cat 6 cables around the outside of the house and stapled it up underneath trim. Can't even see the cable hardly. Just use a little silicone on the holes to seal it up and if you slap some paint over it it'll disappear. It's pretty much the same way cable or satellite installers do it.