<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Scott C. Parker via Stagecraft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>></span> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>I'm working on adding network points in my house. The house was re-wired for phones sometime past, perhaps 70's, with a thick 20 conductor cable. Likely for mutiple phone lines. The 20 wires are color coded in pairs, etc. but don't appear to be twisted pairs. Any idea if this will work for whole house networking for computers?</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It's highly unlikely those wires will work.</div><div><br></div><div>The best solution is to re-wire with CatX cable (Cat6a if you want to be a little future-proof, otherwise Cat5e will work fine).</div><div><br></div><div>If that's too much of a hassle, the next best solution may be using Powerline ethernet modules. These modules use the power circuits in your home. They're usually slower than dedicated CatX, but usually faster and more reliable than wireless. They don't always work, depending on the home's wiring and interference from connected equipment (such as air conditioners). Nice thing about them though is that you generally know right away - they either work, or they don't work. Unlike WiFi, which can be very finicky.</div><div><br></div><div>Haven't used them in a bit, but in the past I used NetGear with good results: <a href="http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/powerline/">http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/powerline/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Using the coax cable may well work, I've never actually tried.</div><div><br></div><div>Michael</div><div> </div></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><font color="#333399">Michael Sauder</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><font color="#333399">Email: <a href="mailto:michael.sauder@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.sauder@gmail.com</a></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><font color="#333399">Web: <a href="http://www.shownet.io/" target="_blank">www.shownet.io</a></font></div></div></div>
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