Network cabling

The slab is curing nicely... I suppose.

I am preparing to do the network cabling. I might as well use Cat6 because doesn't cost much more than Cat5e, but Fibre is still too expensive (and so are the LAN cards). Yes I wonder if it's worth the effort, or if it will be overtaken by wireless in the next few years, but it's much easier to put it in now than to put it in later if I change my mind. So I got nearly 100m of Cat6 from Jaycar for $120 then I spent a day searching on Ebay for Cat6 jacks and RJ45 faceplates with shutters (to maybe keep the crayons out).

I bet you didn't know RJ45 jacks came in Cat5 and Cat6 flavours -- I didn't. The theory is that since Cat6 cable has thicker wires the termination in the plug should be engineered to match. I reckon the Cat5 ones would probably work just fine, but I thought I should at least try to get the matching connectors. Oh but you wouldn't believe how hard it is to find faceplates to accept keystone jacks here in Oz for a decent price. Anyway, I certainly wasted a lot of time looking. Tonight I spent some more time looking for mounting brackets to nail to the studs. I'm sure it's worth it.

They should deliver the timber this week and start framing I think.