Tony
Staff member
So now that the whole water issue is taken care of, I have been looking into doing another project. Yeah, I know. I'm sure you all know, I have more computers than I know what to do with. Even my Tv is a mini computer. So with that, I'm wanting to wire up my house to have everything plug in to a centralized location where I can work on the network in one spot, and everything is very clean.
To do this, I'm wanting to run wires from each of the locations where I want an ethernet jack, back to my closet where I will put my router and switch. Everything will run through a patch panel that will make the install very clean and tidy. From the patch, it will go into the switch, then into the router. And the router is setup as a bridge to communicate with the router in the other house which is where the IP's will be assigned (DHCP for those that don't know). It's a great config if I do say so myself lol.
I know that wherever I have my desk, I want at least 4 ports to plug into. My TV will have a jack that has a power outlet, ethernet and coax in a single gang, then I will have another one with HDMI and RCA jacks. My plan is to use nothing but Keystone jacks to do this to make things very modular. Well, everything except the power outlet.
I will even be running an ethernet outlet over to my aquarium so that I can control it with my phone. Right now, I have to run a cable from my switch, across the living room to the aquarium to control it. Not a fun project lol. Someone is always tripping over it.
I would also like to put two to four plugs in my bedroom as well just in case. But this can hold off until later.
The patch panel that I'm going to order is a 24 port patch that is made to be rack mountable, but I'm going to attach it to the wall for a nice clean install where you see no wires running out of the wall. Only the wires going from the patch to the switch will be visible. But even then, it's in my closet so no one will see it.
At this time, I have an 8 port unmanaged switch, a WRT54G V8 router with DD-WRT installed that has 5 ports giving me a total of 13 ports. You can actually knock that down to 11 since you have to connect the two. How does the router have 5 ports you ask? Because DD-WRT allows you to turn the WAN port into a LAN port. I am actively looking for a 24 port switch, but it has to be a full gigabit switch, not just "fast" ethernet.
All in all, I"m looking at about $100 to wire up my house the way I want it. When I get it done, Everything will be clean, and most importantly, everything will be connected. This is going to be fun.
Now to get the money to do it all lol. And yes, I'm going to get "Mr. Network" over here (Matt) to help with it. Dont' really need his help with the install per say, but he will be very useful to terminate the wires. I'm sure he is much faster than I am. And, if I score a deal on some bitchin switches, he can set those up as well lol.
Oh yeah, and I just purchased two WRT54GS V7 routers with DD-WRT already installed on them. I'm going to be using one of them in my old "hole" where I will have the server running. It will not only allow me to play with a VM, but it will also keep these damn rabbits warm... It's a win/win. I wonder what else I can hook up in this network... Yay me lmao.
To do this, I'm wanting to run wires from each of the locations where I want an ethernet jack, back to my closet where I will put my router and switch. Everything will run through a patch panel that will make the install very clean and tidy. From the patch, it will go into the switch, then into the router. And the router is setup as a bridge to communicate with the router in the other house which is where the IP's will be assigned (DHCP for those that don't know). It's a great config if I do say so myself lol.
I know that wherever I have my desk, I want at least 4 ports to plug into. My TV will have a jack that has a power outlet, ethernet and coax in a single gang, then I will have another one with HDMI and RCA jacks. My plan is to use nothing but Keystone jacks to do this to make things very modular. Well, everything except the power outlet.
I will even be running an ethernet outlet over to my aquarium so that I can control it with my phone. Right now, I have to run a cable from my switch, across the living room to the aquarium to control it. Not a fun project lol. Someone is always tripping over it.
I would also like to put two to four plugs in my bedroom as well just in case. But this can hold off until later.
The patch panel that I'm going to order is a 24 port patch that is made to be rack mountable, but I'm going to attach it to the wall for a nice clean install where you see no wires running out of the wall. Only the wires going from the patch to the switch will be visible. But even then, it's in my closet so no one will see it.
At this time, I have an 8 port unmanaged switch, a WRT54G V8 router with DD-WRT installed that has 5 ports giving me a total of 13 ports. You can actually knock that down to 11 since you have to connect the two. How does the router have 5 ports you ask? Because DD-WRT allows you to turn the WAN port into a LAN port. I am actively looking for a 24 port switch, but it has to be a full gigabit switch, not just "fast" ethernet.
All in all, I"m looking at about $100 to wire up my house the way I want it. When I get it done, Everything will be clean, and most importantly, everything will be connected. This is going to be fun.
Now to get the money to do it all lol. And yes, I'm going to get "Mr. Network" over here (Matt) to help with it. Dont' really need his help with the install per say, but he will be very useful to terminate the wires. I'm sure he is much faster than I am. And, if I score a deal on some bitchin switches, he can set those up as well lol.
Oh yeah, and I just purchased two WRT54GS V7 routers with DD-WRT already installed on them. I'm going to be using one of them in my old "hole" where I will have the server running. It will not only allow me to play with a VM, but it will also keep these damn rabbits warm... It's a win/win. I wonder what else I can hook up in this network... Yay me lmao.