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    Networking between buildings - Cat6 vs Fiber Optics

    Hello: Below is a survey of my back yard. I want an internet connection running from the house to the block garage. I have read a ton about burying Cat6 copper in conduit vs. fiber optics. I have read about how much of a pain fiber optics can be, how the runs are not tolerant of bends, etc...
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    Cabling - Long Runs - Individual runs vs. using a switch

    Hello: This is likely a rookie question, but I have to ask it: I am opening a restaurant and need to run CAT 6 to several areas where POS terminals and VOIP telephones are located. Each of my runs will terminate in a central location. For longer runs, I have seen people run one (1) CAT 6...
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    Help choosing a small business NAS for remote backups

    Hello: I need some help choosing an NAS for my business. Yes, I have reviewed the NAS charts, but I still have not found a solid answer. Essentially, I plan to open several retail establishments. In each store, there will be roughly 3-5 computers running Win 7 and POS software that uses...
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    Help me purchase new Router & WAP

    Router Suggestions and Control4 I have a Control4 home automation system at home, so I am trying to limit my selection to routers that I know are compatible with it. If you had your choice between the Netgear WNDR4500, Apple Extreme Gen 5, or the Asus RT-N65U/66U, which would you choose and...
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    Help me purchase new Router & WAP

    Hello: I have a cisco rv180w router and a cisco wap321. Both of them are the biggest pain in the butt and do not work consistently (connectivity issues). I have spent way too many hours on the phone with Cisco & Apple trying to fix this problem. I want a router that hauls butt and features...
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    Cisco WAP321 and Apple devices

    I have a Cisco RV180W router that runs to a Cat6 switch. The Cat6 switch is connected to a Cat5e PoE switch. I also have a Cisco WAP321 connected via PoE. I bought the WAP because it was a Cisco product, and I believed that it would be simple to implement with my router. I was wrong...
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    Outdoor Cat6 wiring

    Hello: My A/V installer is going to be running several drops of Cat6 from my basement to my attic. One proposed path is up the side of an unused chimney. The wiring would be run outside and would be covered with conduit. I have 2,000 ft of Cat6 UTP Solid wiring from Monoprice. It is NOT...
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    Help me configure my Cisco RV 180W

    Hello. I need some help configuring my Cisco RV 180W router. I know enough to build a computer and know some general networking. However, as the years have passed, I have not kept up with new network security features. I know my router has tons of potential. I just need some help to make it...
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    Need Help Prewiring My New Home

    Can I install my networking equipment in an unfinished basement? I have an unfinished basement with a concrete slab that seems like a good centralized location in which to run wires from. Initially, I am wondering about the temperature (hot during the summer, cold during the winter). Has...
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    Need Help Prewiring My New Home

    Anyone else? Surely someone else has experienced this issue before.
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    Need Help Prewiring My New Home

    I'm getting ready to retrofit a two-story brick house, and I need some suggestions on how to wire my network. My house is two stories, but it features and unfinished basement that has no insulation in the floor joists. My initial thought is that I should run my networking and home automation...
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