Home networking

[Goobie]

I want to wire my entire house with Cat5 and hook it all up to a 16 port switch located inside the roof above the ceiling. Seeing how it gets freaking hot and cold up there I'm concerned that the temperature might be detrimental to the health of the switch. From the datasheets of various switches I see that the recommended operating temperature range from ~0-45C.

Has anybody here ever tried sticking a switch up in the attic area, and did it survive the temps?

thanks

 

[andres101]

we have a hub in my brothers room. it gets really hot in there (close to 40C). it's been running for a few months without a problem.

 

[Person]

It will be fine. Nothing will happen to it, as long as it does not get wet, you should have no problem.

 

[Goobie]

Person
Just for interest sake, you got a price on a cheap 16 port unmanaged switch for me?

 

[LandyMan]

Goobie, I imagine you having about 23 good reasons not to be going wireless?

 

[ettubrute]

One reason would be that it would be better streaming video over a Cat5 than over a wireless link?

 

[Goobie]

One reason would be that it would be better streaming video over a Cat5 than over a wireless link?

EXACTLY, wireless sucks at streaming (too unstable and unpredictable) and the throughput is pathetic when you have to transfer big files between computers connected to the same WiFi AP.

 

[TheYak]

That's my biggest problem with my wireless network - it's slooooooow!

Thank God I have a 100mpbs "normal" network as well, or I'd go insane!