Cat5 Router In Attic

This post is republished from instructables.

Cat5 router in attic.

After all even the best wi fi routers have often unused ethernet ports that with the right cable can routinely move upward of 1 gigabit per second gbps and as far as 330 feet surpassing wi. Check out the working temperatures in the owners manual. I don t think anywhere on earth gets that s hot. Repeaters are another choice.

If you re not sure of the difference between the two check out. The spot in the attic is almost directly over a mostly unused closet. That s my other option. Unless you live in a vo.

I plan on going up to the attic drilling down into the space behind my router plugging an ethernet plate into the wall and the router into that then dropping the ethernet between the wall of my computer room and finding it through the wall. My router is in my living room and my computer is about two rooms away and doesn t get the best reception. Tools ethernet crimping tool only if you re putting plug on the ends 0 true geeks should have one drill primarily for drilling through wall top plates but makes screwing faster too 0 already had paddle bit or hole saw size will vary by how many cables you re running 0 borrowed dads pointed hand saw this makes it easy to cut holes for. Cat 6 cat 5 or cat 5e ethernet cables can be run outdoors to network computers with a large area network lan between homes or other buildings.

Of course you do need to run ethernet cables through the wall for this option but it s still a really cool choice if you re able to do that. Here s a step by step guide to wiring your home with cat5e or cat6 ethernet cable. It s really a better choice than putting the router in an attic. In order for heat to compromise an ethernet cable properly called cat5 or 6 the heat would have to rise high enough to compromise the insulation of the cable.

Although ordinary ethernet cables can be used the better option is to use the more expensive weatherproof cat 6 cables.