Geek: Networking Plans and Terms
Jan. 31st, 2011 03:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nyykiWith all my years of working in IT, I heard a lot of terms for different physical parts of a network. I'm starting to plan the network installation here, so I need to start pricing those parts.
I'm going with hard wired CAT6 Ethernet throughout the house. I'm going to put a shelf and power outlets up in the area in the hall right before the door into the living room. This is so the Wi-Fi gets maximum coveratge. I'll run a line out from the router to the 24 port switch, another one out to the studio for its router and switch, (I have a very nice Buffalo with MIMO for out there) one to the server, and one to the Laserjet Printer that is going to live in a closet in the hall. The Buffalo will live in a locked box under the carport so the antenna is useable -- since I'm putting in a Faraday cage in the studio I can't put it in there and still get wi-fi in the back yard or on the patio, so I have to either put it outside or find some way to remote mount the antenna. (I would consider this if I knew what I was doing)
Why Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi? Security, for one thing. I prefer hard wired connections over broadcast ones, and I don't completely trust Wi-Fi to be unhackable. The other reason is speed. With a paired Wi-Fi connection you can get close to 100 megabit, but that's nothing compared to the gigabit connections CAT6 will get you.
But now comes the questions.
1. Does CAT7 exist yet? I've heard mention of it, but it was vaporware back then.
2. What are the wall mounts for Ethernet called in standard industry parlance? We called them wall sockets or wall ports. I seem to remember you can put up to four on one wall plate. I know that is a two part unit -- the jack and the plate, so names for both of those would be great, as I have one place that will need it.
3. What does the 24 port rack mountable punch down frame for the server or router side of the Ethernet setup officially called?
4. What would I look for if I wanted a cover for an outdoor Ethernet connection so I could put one on the back patio?
Any assistance I can get in this would be greatly helpful. I'm looking at fishing and installing about 50 ethernet connections between the house and the studio, and I want to go ahead and do it all in one fell swoop so it works in a sane and rational manner. This will mean a lot of hours with a fishtape, punchdown tool, (already have a nice one, but I'll probably get a second) and a drill, but once it's done it should be pretty epic.
I'm going with hard wired CAT6 Ethernet throughout the house. I'm going to put a shelf and power outlets up in the area in the hall right before the door into the living room. This is so the Wi-Fi gets maximum coveratge. I'll run a line out from the router to the 24 port switch, another one out to the studio for its router and switch, (I have a very nice Buffalo with MIMO for out there) one to the server, and one to the Laserjet Printer that is going to live in a closet in the hall. The Buffalo will live in a locked box under the carport so the antenna is useable -- since I'm putting in a Faraday cage in the studio I can't put it in there and still get wi-fi in the back yard or on the patio, so I have to either put it outside or find some way to remote mount the antenna. (I would consider this if I knew what I was doing)
Why Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi? Security, for one thing. I prefer hard wired connections over broadcast ones, and I don't completely trust Wi-Fi to be unhackable. The other reason is speed. With a paired Wi-Fi connection you can get close to 100 megabit, but that's nothing compared to the gigabit connections CAT6 will get you.
But now comes the questions.
1. Does CAT7 exist yet? I've heard mention of it, but it was vaporware back then.
2. What are the wall mounts for Ethernet called in standard industry parlance? We called them wall sockets or wall ports. I seem to remember you can put up to four on one wall plate. I know that is a two part unit -- the jack and the plate, so names for both of those would be great, as I have one place that will need it.
3. What does the 24 port rack mountable punch down frame for the server or router side of the Ethernet setup officially called?
4. What would I look for if I wanted a cover for an outdoor Ethernet connection so I could put one on the back patio?
Any assistance I can get in this would be greatly helpful. I'm looking at fishing and installing about 50 ethernet connections between the house and the studio, and I want to go ahead and do it all in one fell swoop so it works in a sane and rational manner. This will mean a lot of hours with a fishtape, punchdown tool, (already have a nice one, but I'll probably get a second) and a drill, but once it's done it should be pretty epic.
