My broadband connection is going to be upgraded in the near future from FTTC to FTTP. One potential problem is that, for various reasons not relevant here, the Openreach ONT is likely to be fitted downstairs in my hall, whereas our router is upstairs in the middle of the house, so BT say that I will have to provide the necessary long length of Ethernet patch-cable myself (they only provide 2m Cat5).
Although the connection only needs Cat5 at the moment, for future-proofing it seems to make sense to use Cat6 instead. I could buy a ready-made 10-metre Cat6 patch-cord and there is a viable route by which it could be run up the stairwell. However having just spent ££££££ having all that area redecorated, including hiding all the existing surface cabling behind new drywall lining etc, we are both very miffed at the idea of suddenly having to fit new visible trunking all the way.
The alternative is to install a RJ45 jack at each location and run fixed Cat6 cabling up behind the drywall and then under the floorboards upstairs. [By coincidence in former years I spent a lot of time installing Cat5 infrastructure, but no longer have all the tools etc.] I've never worked with Cat6 and I read a lot of comments to the fact that you need experience and the right tools to make a good job. Is it really that hard to make a straightforward reliable jack-cable-jack run with just basic care and DIY tools?
Advice welcomed please
Although the connection only needs Cat5 at the moment, for future-proofing it seems to make sense to use Cat6 instead. I could buy a ready-made 10-metre Cat6 patch-cord and there is a viable route by which it could be run up the stairwell. However having just spent ££££££ having all that area redecorated, including hiding all the existing surface cabling behind new drywall lining etc, we are both very miffed at the idea of suddenly having to fit new visible trunking all the way.
The alternative is to install a RJ45 jack at each location and run fixed Cat6 cabling up behind the drywall and then under the floorboards upstairs. [By coincidence in former years I spent a lot of time installing Cat5 infrastructure, but no longer have all the tools etc.] I've never worked with Cat6 and I read a lot of comments to the fact that you need experience and the right tools to make a good job. Is it really that hard to make a straightforward reliable jack-cable-jack run with just basic care and DIY tools?
Advice welcomed please