[ILUG] Simple question about home wired Ethernet

[Chris Higgins]

On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 22:27:35 +0100
Timothy Murphy <tim at birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie> wrote:

> On Friday 13 August 2004 16:30, Chris Higgins wrote:
> 
> > WiFi takes care of data - implementing structured cabling allows you
> > to move phones, speakers and anything else around the house without
> > problems. 
> 
> Do people still use landline phone extensions?

Not everything that I patch is covered by wireless technologies, and when
it is I often prefer the wired approach anyway.

My house PBX has system phone extensions that have to be wired.
My ISDN BRI circuits also need to be wired.

Eircom do all their circuit deliver to the garage, and I 
take it from there to wherever it is needed. 

> 
> As for speakers, I can't think of anything worse
> than having to listen to something some member of my household
> has chosen to listen to downstairs.

Ah, but you can always look at it the other way round - they
get to listen to your music collection.

Anyway - just because it *can* be wired, doesn't mean that
it is always wired.

One room ( currently office ) is shortly to be rekitted out
as kids room - the office is moving - and for a period it will
be nomadic... having the ability to do that without trip hazards 
everywhere is handy.


> Doors were invented to keep family members out.

Isn't that the job of a restraining order ? 

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