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@archaeme Proper insulation is part of the CAT6 standard so if you have those you're probably fine. It was permissible but not recommended in the CAT5E standard to have insulation that can expose conductors outside of the data pins, so that can get you into problems with 5E (and also solve certain DIY problems outside of the scope of this discussion, in some cases, eheh)
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@archaeme The problem in my experience trying to set this up in a couple of friends' places is the conductors in old houses tend to have quite high resistance compared to what is expected in such a setup which ends up in transmission lost. There's ways you can overcome this electrically but its usually easier just to run new cables.
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@takeshitakenji @archaeme Yeah for downstairs here I just ran conduit.
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@archaeme Actually fishing it through the ducts can be a very effective way to keep it off floors and out of the way, if you don't mind the elbow grease. Just keep in mind that you'll want to be careful about it if the ductwork is aluminum and not PVC, and that you're using proper double-insulated cable. Most ethernet cables will be, but some of the super cheap ones are not.
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@archaeme If you can at all, try to attach it to the top of ducts. In high humidity situations, condensation can pool at the bottom. Sure, the cable's insulated, but its better just not to chance it.
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@archaeme The Source aka Radio Shack sells these really nifty loop connector things that you can string wires through, and have adhesive pads to stick them to things, they were a godsend for me when I was properly able to do the handy(wo)man thing.
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