Jonathan Hunter wrote in a message to All:
 JH> The plan is to have either Linux or NT (preferably Linux
 JH> from my POV) acting as a router between upstairs and
 JH> downstairs. This means that we can have a 100Mb card in the
 JH> machine, and have the upstairs network on 100Mb instead of
 JH> 10Mb - seeing as cards are cheap (only about œ20 now!) we
 JH> might as well do this. 
With 2 16 port Hubs you can't have too many users on the first
floor.  Why do you want to ROUTE?  Is the traffic heavy enough
to require a subnet or out of IP addresses?
 JH> Are there any special considerations I should have as to
 JH> where the cable goes?? I know that you should not bend the
 JH> cable sharply, or probably run it parallel to power cables,
 JH> but are there any lesser-known caveats I should watch out
 JH> for? 
Are you going to run UTP from the lower floor?  Why not thin net
to another HUB?
 JH> Are there any types of wall-mounted socket that I should
 JH> buy, or avoid buying? (in the UK! :-))
Everything you buy should be rated cat5 whether internal or external.
If you can get access behind the walls, it's nice ... but there are
good externals with wire track.
 JH> We also need to buy a crimp tool - I assume that these are
 JH> all much of a muchness in quality etc..
Good TP tools are not expensive.
Scott Parks
sparks@helix.eskimo.com 
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