I am thinking of finishing wiring the house for ethernet, and putting a switch centered in the attic, one in the crawl space and running cables to each room from there. Or alternatively put a larger switch in the garage and run cables up to attic and down to crawlspace, but it would mean a lot longer cables for some rooms (50+feet).
Anyone have any experience with putting a switch in the attic or crawlspace where temperature and humidity vary?
I currently have a basic ethernet cable running from the living room (several devices and modem and router) up to the attic then down into the upstairs office (several more wired devices and a wireless extender). But I will need ethernet to at least two more upstairs bedrooms, and another room downstairs, so I need to wire the whole house properly.
Any advice on where to read on best arrangements? And would something like the Netgear metal unmanaged gigabit switches work?
Anyone have any experience with putting a switch in the attic or crawlspace where temperature and humidity vary?
I currently have a basic ethernet cable running from the living room (several devices and modem and router) up to the attic then down into the upstairs office (several more wired devices and a wireless extender). But I will need ethernet to at least two more upstairs bedrooms, and another room downstairs, so I need to wire the whole house properly.
Any advice on where to read on best arrangements? And would something like the Netgear metal unmanaged gigabit switches work?