TheGardenTool
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Okay I updated an older thread I made awhile back but basically I had a custom house built with 8 CAT6 drops and a 3 CAT5E for phone that I won't use. Looking like I'll use AT&T U-Verse as an ISP because I don't like Cox Cable nor their overpriced shared P.O.S. New neighborhood and I've been told it's FTTH. I have a Fiber box in my back yard just haven't gotten confirmation they run it to the house (not every yard in my block has these boxes but I am a corner lot and have most of the easement connections). Highest tier package isn't available to order online, 24/3 I believe, which I've read is an indication that it is FTTH. For some reason FTTN is eligible for that package but I don't know.
Anyway I've got 1 CAT6 and 1 CAT5E (suppose to be for phone) ran into my study nook under the stairs to a bonus room. It's probably 6' by 8' nook, and thinking about using the CAT5E to hook up to the RG and then DMZ Plus to my DIR-655 router (already own) and then connection the CAT6 to the WAN back to the structured wiring enclosure inside the coat closest. Of course this all depends on how AT&T decides to install but also there is an RG-6 to the study nook.
I'm primarily looking for suggestions on what switch to install to support the other 7 CAT6 drops throughout the home...1 in master bed, 1 in each of the 2 spare beds, 2 in living room and 2 in bonus room. Attic is really accessible so the possibility to add more drops to each room is pretty high.
I've seen On-Q, maker of my enclosure, offers a simple gigabit unmanaged switch 8 port switch. Any better, larger options in case I decide to add more drops?
Anyway I've got 1 CAT6 and 1 CAT5E (suppose to be for phone) ran into my study nook under the stairs to a bonus room. It's probably 6' by 8' nook, and thinking about using the CAT5E to hook up to the RG and then DMZ Plus to my DIR-655 router (already own) and then connection the CAT6 to the WAN back to the structured wiring enclosure inside the coat closest. Of course this all depends on how AT&T decides to install but also there is an RG-6 to the study nook.
I'm primarily looking for suggestions on what switch to install to support the other 7 CAT6 drops throughout the home...1 in master bed, 1 in each of the 2 spare beds, 2 in living room and 2 in bonus room. Attic is really accessible so the possibility to add more drops to each room is pretty high.
I've seen On-Q, maker of my enclosure, offers a simple gigabit unmanaged switch 8 port switch. Any better, larger options in case I decide to add more drops?