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Install 100Mbit network switch in loft

Discussion in 'Cables & Switches' started by Flipper, Feb 24, 2004.

  1. Feb 24, 2004 at 1:52 PM
    Flipper, Feb 24, 2004
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    Anyone got this type of gear in their loft? If so, any potential
    problems I should be aware of before I go ahead and put one in.
    The loft seems the ideal place to house lots of ugly CAT5 cable
    connections.

    I have a fused connection already fitted for my tv aerial distrubitor.

    Flip.
     
    Flipper, Feb 24, 2004
  2. Feb 25, 2004 at 11:48 PM
    Yandros, Feb 25, 2004
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    It depends on what the conditions are like up there. If it gets very cold or damp it probably wouldn't be good for the electronics in the long term. Having said that, they're pretty cheap these days, so might be worth the risk to save the mass of spagetti.
     
    Yandros, Feb 25, 2004
  3. Feb 26, 2004 at 9:51 AM
    Stereo Steve, Feb 26, 2004
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    I put mine under the stairs with the router. Accessible for reboots but out of sight.
     
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  4. Mar 11, 2004 at 6:15 PM
    consciouspnm, Mar 11, 2004
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    Mine is in the loft, as it generates heat it keeps itself warm and dry. Also up there is the wireless hub, broadband router, satellite multswitch, TV distribution and ISDN all running off a small UPS.
     
    consciouspnm, Mar 11, 2004

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