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Re:Can't fish Ethernet? Use "invisible" fiber instead by rbanffy on Monday November 02, 2026 @05:39PM (#50345041)
Last time I cabled my house I laid out two cables between the switch and every spot, precisely for this reason. I think now I’d lay fiber as well, for future use.
Re:Can't fish Ethernet? Use "invisible" fiber instead by bluGill on Monday November 02, 2026 @05:50PM (#50345159)
I've seen technology change far too much to do anything for future use. I remember running RG58 coax between rooms for ethernet. Then cat 3 for 10baseT. I came close to running fiber at one point but it would have been the wrong size fiber for anything modern (62uM still works but is out, and it would have been terminated wrong. If you want a future proof, you run yourself conduit from each room to a central data closet and put a string in there so you can pull whatever cable you want when you want it.
Re:Can't fish Ethernet? Use "invisible" fiber instead by rbanffy on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @11:32AM (#50354130)
Yes. Adopting an industrial look with conduits is the way to go.