So to start this little adventure I have picked up some hardware that I knew I'd need.
I already had the necessary tools. Sure there are a few things I would like to have, like cables testers, and all that, but I have twisted pair and coax prep and crimp tools.
I picked up an 8 port gigabit switch from Best Buy. Got the Netgear GS608. Someone whose opinion I trust recommended the 5 port version for use in individual rooms, so I figured the 8 port should be good as well. I don't really like the form factor. I'm more of a 'it looks like it belongs in a rack' kind of guy, but at $70 I can't complain too much.
I also grabbed a few patch cables from WalMart at about a dollar a foot. I know I could have gotten them cheaper, but I didn't want to order them and wait. Also some colour coded cable tiles, to make things easier later.
Lastly I went to Home Depot, which apparently sells networking hardware now as well as cables and wall plates. Weird... anyway I grabbed a 500' box of Cat5e for $57 and a 25 count package of RJ45 connectors for $10. Those were the cheapest prices I'd found without having to drive way too far. So what I spent extra I saved in gas. I could have gotten 1k' of cable for $30 more, but I didn't need that much, so it wasn't really saving anything. Ya know?
To follow will be pictures of the old setup, and then some of the new stuff as I do it.
I already had the necessary tools. Sure there are a few things I would like to have, like cables testers, and all that, but I have twisted pair and coax prep and crimp tools.
I picked up an 8 port gigabit switch from Best Buy. Got the Netgear GS608. Someone whose opinion I trust recommended the 5 port version for use in individual rooms, so I figured the 8 port should be good as well. I don't really like the form factor. I'm more of a 'it looks like it belongs in a rack' kind of guy, but at $70 I can't complain too much.
I also grabbed a few patch cables from WalMart at about a dollar a foot. I know I could have gotten them cheaper, but I didn't want to order them and wait. Also some colour coded cable tiles, to make things easier later.
Lastly I went to Home Depot, which apparently sells networking hardware now as well as cables and wall plates. Weird... anyway I grabbed a 500' box of Cat5e for $57 and a 25 count package of RJ45 connectors for $10. Those were the cheapest prices I'd found without having to drive way too far. So what I spent extra I saved in gas. I could have gotten 1k' of cable for $30 more, but I didn't need that much, so it wasn't really saving anything. Ya know?
To follow will be pictures of the old setup, and then some of the new stuff as I do it.
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