Hehe got your attention.. now to lose it again. The first component of “Project: Networked House” has arrived. My 9U wall mountable data cabinet is currently sitting in my dining room and will eventually take pride of place on the wall in the garage. The idea is for the cabinet to host a patch panel with cables running up to the loft and in to the study. Also in the cabinet will be my network switch and home server. The cables in the loft will terminate on another patch panel, and as and when I get chance I’ll run network cables inside the walls to the bedrooms when required. I also plan on sticking a Wi-Fi access point in the loft for better coverage too… maybe even CCTV cameras one day, the possibilities are endless. So far I’ve managed to drop string down the cavity from the loft behind the wall in the spare room. I’ve also drilled a hole through from the spare room in to the garage ready to pull cable through destined for the cabinet. As you can see, my first guess as to the location of the string was not right. More news on Project: Networked House as things develop.
Just like the channel tunnel, it’s easy to get it wrong!