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Just moved into older house. Needs insulation in attic and some new duct work, but prior to this, I want to run some network cable through the attic while it still relatively open. The wireless in the house is awful - swear there's solid lead in some interior walls.
For internet, we have FiOs (50Mbps now - could be 150Mbps soon.) I have an office with 2 PCs (gaming, streaming), a bedroom with a PC (gaming, streaming), and a Media Center/NAS in the Den. Would also maybe like security cams in the future.
Anyway, last time I ran cabling, Cat5e was good enough for Gigabit ethernet to everything (single router.) Is Cat6a (10GbE) future proof enough? My concerns are 4K streaming from Internet and NAS. I realize Gigabit is probably plenty enough for today, but I'm thinking ~5 years from today.
The > 1Gb speed options have gotten me confused. I just assumed Cat 6a w 10Gb ethernet was the next step? Or fiber with old commercial hardware? And should I be separating my internet connection from my LAN? ( I can run multiple lines to each room, if necessary).
Any good advice or howtos on setting-up a next-gen 4K streaming home network?
For internet, we have FiOs (50Mbps now - could be 150Mbps soon.) I have an office with 2 PCs (gaming, streaming), a bedroom with a PC (gaming, streaming), and a Media Center/NAS in the Den. Would also maybe like security cams in the future.
Anyway, last time I ran cabling, Cat5e was good enough for Gigabit ethernet to everything (single router.) Is Cat6a (10GbE) future proof enough? My concerns are 4K streaming from Internet and NAS. I realize Gigabit is probably plenty enough for today, but I'm thinking ~5 years from today.
The > 1Gb speed options have gotten me confused. I just assumed Cat 6a w 10Gb ethernet was the next step? Or fiber with old commercial hardware? And should I be separating my internet connection from my LAN? ( I can run multiple lines to each room, if necessary).
Any good advice or howtos on setting-up a next-gen 4K streaming home network?
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