Subj : Re: CAT5 to CAT6
To   : August Abolins
From : Nelgin
Date : Fri Jan 01 2021 00:46:51

August wrote:
> Hello Nelgin!
> 
> ** On Wednesday 30.12.20 - 13:52, Nelgin wrote to Kurt Weiske:
> 
>  N> When I had a new roof put on, I had them run a cable for me
>  N> from where the TV is in the living room to where the router
>  N> lives in my office so I don't have to deal with weak network
>  N> connectivity between the two. Unfortunately it was only CAT5
>  N> and not CAT6. Maybe next time I get the roof done, I'll rerun
>  N> a new cable.
> 
> Is it a complex run above the ceiling? Is the cable "secured" or  
> tied down enroute? If it isn't tied down, why not just thread/tie  
> one of the new CAT6 to the old CAT5 and pull the old CAT5 out the  
> other end?

I considered it but I'm not sure the route it took and don't want to risk
losing both ends in the attic for some reason.

Actually, I'm getting new furniture and probably going to move the TV across
the room so it'll actually be closer to the router and I wouldn't really be
able to run a cable since I have wood floors and no carpet. I can't put it
behind the quarter rounds because I already have audio cable buried under
those.

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