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[Discuss] Future-proofing a house for networking -- what to run?



On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 09:44:00AM -0400, Derek Atkins wrote:
> If you had the ability to future-proof your house (imagine open studs,
> so you could run anything you wanted), what would you run.  Assume a max
> of 6 cables per drop?

I personally wouldn't bother with fiber.  If you need more connections
at a location, add a small switch.  You'd need a switch anyway to
convert the fiber to copper.  Who has devices in their home that could
take a fiber?

If you are that concerned about it run conduit so you can pull
whatever you need later without opening the walls.



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