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I tried powerline for quite some time and thought it was useful. But once I became a homeowner, I decided it was time to wire my house for ethernet. To be hones

by cjoh 13y ago

I tried powerline for quite some time and thought it was useful. But once I became a homeowner, I decided it was time to wire my house for ethernet. To be honest -- it's one of the smarter things I've done when it comes to networking. Not only am I getting the full bandwidth out of my cable modem subscription, but I also walked away knowing more about how my house fits together. Since I've done that, I've been able to diagnose other problems in the house that don't have anything to do with networking. It's not that hard, and if you're not-a-renter, it's a great little project that'll give you knowledge over your house should other things go wrong. Don't get me wrong -- powerline's great. But cat6 is greater, cheaper, easier, not mutually-exclusive, and, unlike powerline, adds value onto the house.

gsnedders 13y ago
Where are you? I'm surprised that wired-in-ethernet adds noticeable value to a house — I rarely see ethernet used except by technically minded people; most people I know just use wifi for everything nowadays. (I know, anecdotal, but I'm wondering if geographic area has anything to do with attitudes about this.)
- bradleyland 13y ago
  I think it has more to do with the market segment to which your home belongs than it does your geography. For example, where I live only higher-end homes have built in wiring suitable for computer networking. However, homes in the mid-range can be fitted with this type of wiring as an upgrade. It's not uncommon to see it listed as an upgrade when it's present, and this is in a non-urban area of the Florida east coast. I bootstrapped my way in to the startup scene by starting out doing in-home computer repair, so I've been in a lot of houses to see the variety and extent of the wiring available. My experience is that a homeowner only needs to experience a home wired for ethernet one time time before it becomes a "must have" on all future home purchases. Even for non-tech-savy home owners.

by cjoh 13y ago

gsnedders 13y ago

Where are you? I'm surprised that wired-in-ethernet adds noticeable value to a house — I rarely see ethernet used except by technically minded people; most people I know just use wifi for everything nowadays. (I know, anecdotal, but I'm wondering if geographic area has anything to do with attitudes about this.)

bradleyland 13y ago
I think it has more to do with the market segment to which your home belongs than it does your geography. For example, where I live only higher-end homes have built in wiring suitable for computer networking. However, homes in the mid-range can be fitted with this type of wiring as an upgrade. It's not uncommon to see it listed as an upgrade when it's present, and this is in a non-urban area of the Florida east coast. I bootstrapped my way in to the startup scene by starting out doing in-home computer repair, so I've been in a lot of houses to see the variety and extent of the wiring available. My experience is that a homeowner only needs to experience a home wired for ethernet one time time before it becomes a "must have" on all future home purchases. Even for non-tech-savy home owners.