Adding 10 Gigabit Ethernet to my 129-Year-Old House!
Learn how to retrofit modern networking into an existing house! We talk the basics, create ethernet cable drops, and install WiFi access points.
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In this episode, we talk about how I decided to retrofit my 129-year-old house with modern networking. I walk you through the difference between a modem, router, and wi-fi access point, why mesh networks like Google WiFi and Eero don't always yield the best results, the benefits to having wired, RJ45 ethernet in your house wherever you possibly can, and I put it throughout my house! I show how to add new cable drops to your home, how to plan cable runs, how to run a centralized server/network center, gear that you may want to consider using, where to put your wifi access points and more! I show you how to terminate an ethernet cable with an RJ45 connector, tips for stripping cable and using a crimper, how to use a punch-down tool to utilize keystone jacks, and how to verify your wiring is correct using a cable tester. Come join the fun!
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But what is the use 10gigabit internet I also think 🤔and how yours internet providers giving 10gigabit internet in your area.
But Why choose 10gigabit internet speed 🤔.Peoples 100mbps is fast Me : Laughing in Russian 😂🤣.
you have no idea, how much this helped me.
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My wife didn't like my solution. I just drilled holes in the floor and ran cable through the crawlspace.
I'm doing the same thing to my house except I'm using a patch panel as the main termination point and blue plastic conduent with boxes for all the end devices. For cable runs I'm using electrical conduent clamps to keep them nice with 1inch and 2 inch clamps for cable management. The blue conduent allows your to easily replace the cables with ease and the plan is to have most of the walls in the house to have at least 4 ethernet keystone jacks to plug things in. The network hardware that will manages the traffic is used Cisco off lease equipment. The place that I get my network stuff from is Cable and Kits.
German walls say no.
11:09 Yea I really didn't need that.
Nice retrofit! I use Ubiquiti in my home, too. Great gear. I've been making ethernet cables for over 20 years and never heard of using the cut jacket to unwind the pairs! Brilliant!
LOL "old skool ethernet jack"... I wanna slap you. Damnit it's not old skool :( Old skool is 10BaseT with T-connectors, 50ohm terminators, and vampire clips. That's old skool. We played DOOM over 10BaseT. So shaddup with your Ethernet is old skool talk. It's not to me. You're just too young to remember the Good Ol' days having to run 1000 feet of coax throughout the Dorms and then having to troubleshoot why nothing was connecting and it turned out to be lazyass in the room 7 doors down, who said he had a terminator on his end of his T, and it turned out to be just a blank BNC connector. Troubleshooting your network topology with a multimeter sucks; trust me. That's old skool. LOL XD
If doing any cut or opening, please wear a p100 mask and try and mange the dust. These old homes are full of asbestos and lead paint. You really don't want to get you or your family exposed. But great idea!
I guess it's good to have access points hidden out of the way, but my first instinct would be to mount them on the ceilings whenever possible. I guess the second floor would make that a challenge for this home though...
Category and range ARE very important considerations yes, but gauge and solid copper are also worth while features in the elusive search for future proofing your home (POE devices are drawing more and more power these days, and thin gauge stranded wire will heat up more)
Haha I have brick walls all around even interior
I think it’s a type 66 block connection on the punch down tool. Not 99. There is no type 99 I do not believe.
Your correct. I just said the same to him before I saw yours snd others comments. Obviously to me anyway he was reading the 66 blade upside down, and did not know that 66 is for Old style ( before 110 ) telephone wiring blocks.
Well, my 1934 house closes in May, so that is for this! Just gotta figure out where to put the router in the first place
Doing this to my house, Proving hard . No ceiling space and no floor space ( concrete foundation )
Casualy flexes 7 fucking thousand mbps
My roommate is one of those people who thinks 5G cell towers will make fiber to the home unnecessary. I’ve debated having him committed many times.
Man you should be on the mars mission team elon musk is gathering
At 11:14 is that intended to be there? Because that is a face with glowing eyes to the left of him
It's better the 5ghz repeaters man
cries in australian
Metz Connect 130910-I RJ45 module E-DAT CAT 6A These are very handy.
17:46 Bookmark for me to see hoe to crinp cables
"A is for assholes and B is for business"
With wifi6 mesh networks this is unnecessary, I wouldn't even hardwire servers. People overestimate wifi failures, and mesh networks handle them gracefully for residential setups.
Americans thinking that 128 years is old
I just love that 120 year old house in America is "old" currently live in a 300 year old house in the UK. But either way, love the content. Keep it up 🙂
Dude, you got a beautiful home.
The one that taught me the standards said A is for America and we use B. Blue phone Orange Data - Green Data + (dont exactly remember +/-, but im pretty sure) Brown is kinda misc, it isent used and it is used. power on POE devices often goes here. Since blue and brown arent used for data, you could do a low speed dual connection if the speed isent an issue but space is.
@Perry King intressting. How do you run poe on your gigabit cables then? Datangoes over 2 pairs. But if you split the cable for 2 you cant run as much since the signal disturbes the other signal. Kinda like splitting a pair.
That’s for Networks running 100Mb. Gigabit network wiring requires the use of all 4 pairs of the CAT cable. Just FYI.
My house cant get more than 100 mbps down and 10 mbps up. Very Sad.
@Jose Javier Flores i guess but i was just kinda disapointed when i found out my house uses copper rather then fibre
That's not too bad. 100Mbps is generally good enough for most home use cases.
The fucking clown. O_O
*Presses to show replies* Arguments in EVERY SINGLR COMMENT'S REPLIES
129 years? That is some baby shit. The house I am living in is around 250-300 years old (I would have to go out and look at the date on the house and I can‘t be arsed to do so). Even old American houses are still not very old.
i ran cat 5e in my house.
Is the 10gig switch worth it? I want to do something similar but none of my devices have 10gig capabilities and I only have 2 headlined PC’s one of which is a home data/Plex/VM server and the other is just a old gaming PC. Do you run a VPN in your network?
This vid could not land on my feed at a better time! I’m planning in doing the same kind of retrofit at my place! Thx!!
Sadly in the earthquake ridden country I live in, all houses are built completely in concrete bricks and metal and you can’t really make any of these modifications without tearing down half of the house and building it back up.
use the already placed conduits
In 2021....no one is using CAT6 cable anymore. CAT7 or higher is the way to got for years already. I don't any retailer that sells CAT6 anymore. It would also be cheaper just to buy CAT7 in 2021, imho.
where are you getting 7 plus gigs a second ?
13:30 insert mandatory handyman's "stud-identifier" joke here...
First video from your channel and your scratching my networking itch. Subscribed.
would it be beneficial since you have running network cables to your house to just wire your house for fiber?
esay wenn man in der usa wohnt und ein haus aus karton hat xD
Am i the only one seeing the glowing eyes at 11:11 lol
That's practically a new house in the UK :P My house is from the 1700s!
One minor thing on the punch down tool, it's a 66 & 110, not a 99 &110
My brain hurts
Biggest thing people mess up is an uplink or mirror cable .
23:55 is that the cable for the camera just sitting exposed next to it? that can't be good.
11:16 haha the background lol
I feel a building rage in this man. SUBSCRIBED!
Has nobody pointed out that it's 110 and 66, not 99 yet? Yeah, 66 blocks are pretty much a POTS relic, but you're making a how-to video, you should at least get the terminology correct. I won't complain about skipping BIX and Krone (two other terminal block "standards") in your explanation since homeowners will likely never run into them, but accurate terms matter when people are counting on you for their education.
This wasn't specific to 10 Gb as the title indicates. I was looking forward to how you set up the 10 Gb switches and NICS on devices.
You got google fiber? You! BEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
Nice touch @11:09 hehehehe... Quite the scare there with the eyes...
Awesome video and I love how you explain everything clearly and simply. Thanks again.
WHERES THE WOODEN HOUSE FROM THE THUMBNAIL.....???????? Phcc
why not use a cat 6 flat cable instead of the bulky ordinary cat 6? just wondering
Me at home with 129-year-old internet.
Oh no, never run wires outside!!! For no reason other than.... it looks hideous. Ok im going to finish watching.
Fucking LTT style thumbnails...
THE PENNYWISE EDIT HAHAHAHAHA
11:12 watch out man
I know I have watched waay too many Paranormal videos, because I noticed the creepy shiny eyed skull faced ghost that faded in at 11:09 as he says "Welcome to my creepy crawl space." and then fades away at 11:19 .. Well, at 129 years old, that place is bound to have something/someone hanging around. I am actually sorta envious.. I have lived in many a haunted house, best security system going. (Could be post edit, could not be.. don't care.. I enjoyed it!)
*Run's lines on the outside of the house* "these are for the surveillance cameras" Bandits cut video lines *Pikachu face*
Pro-tip: Use the tool @15:55 *inside* the wall to put the drill bit in the center of the wall cavity.
19:15 gobsmacked that I've never thought of this
awesome!
11:14 what the fuck are those eyes in the back
This is helpful because in like four years a really old house on our property is gonna be renovated and me and my dad really want Ethernet and home networking.
Nice. Have you heard about Ubiqity's data breach? They was hacked right from the inside of their core infrastructure and EVERYTHING was exposed to the hackers. Every single server, database, user data, etc. :)
Grats on ur new digs, and Grats for knowing the time is here to get things up to par
I always forget we share a name so whenever you say Quin I get confused lol😂😂
Excellent timing! I just purchased a 93 year old home and I’m connecting AT&T fiber to it.
Wireless access point setup is underrated is placed well across the house. ROI for wired setup isn't great if most of the devices are wireless. Its also a lot cheaper and not to mention how easy it is to setup wireless points than this. Good setup though if you absolutely need a wired one!
Wooo wtf 7000 mbps
11:09 PENNYWHISE SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME
Hold up, you're telling me this over a century year old house has Google fiber? Jesus, my town only covers half of it's residents with 20mb internet and the other half aren't worth the cost of expanding. Fuck ISPs, internet's a necessity in today's age there should be at least 2 options for every home. People can't live off of telecommunication companies capping hotspot data, kids need access to school work and adults need access to remote-working internet speeds. You would think during Covid there would have been more fuss about it since people were required to stay home.
meanwhile in Germany we only get up to 500mbit because our government fucked up so that coppercable is still everywhere.
i also live in an house from 1890! greetings from Switzerland!
I'm not even finished with the video, but I wanted to stop and thank you for giving the most complete explanation I've seen so far on adding ethernet to an old house. As a first time home buyer, I was on the verge of freaking out cause I had no idea where to start. Thank you. You got a new subscriber
Some devices do not like those pass through tips
11:13 am I The only one who sees him in the dark
2021 5 megas ADSL… …con viento puelche en la Patagonia. 🌬
Do you really use the same wire for keystone and plugs in America? Here in Europe we use stranded wire cable to crimp into plugs and cable with solid wire conductors for keystone or patch panels.
Where in Europe? Europe is not a country.
I would recommend CAT 6e .. they are a little bit more expensive, but have better signal strength due to shielding and support 10gig on longer runs. And again, it's worth the little price difference. they are definitely future proof. I had no problems crimping these cables and put jacks on them .. It was my first time preparing LAN cables and just watched some tutorial on youtube .. so it's doable for everybody. And the pennywise at 11:10 got me haha
He doesn’t have long runs.
Did he actually run outdoor cable at ground level for security cameras? 🙈
It’s probably stock footage of someone else’s home.
Did anybody get this but there was a creepy face in the dark part
Any plans to get the Google Fiber 2Gb offering?
the craziest thing about this video is that your isp let you use a third party router.
@Frank Silvers every time someone tries to make a change the courts say "hey you guys have to let people use third party routers" and then they say "hey our official policy is that we do. " and thats the end of that, then they continue to only support their first party rentals and make it next to impossible to use your own. Pretty sure theres plenty of bribery involved
@Bobo Won There needs to be a lawsuit to address that.
@Frank Silvers technically on paper its the same here but the only supported routers are the ones the isp rent. Canadian isp basically get to treat canadians like their bitch because theres only really 3 companies that manage internet in canada and they tend to avoid overlapping each others territory as much as possible.
@Bobo Won That's crazy. Why is that? Here in America with any Internet service provider you can use whatever modem/router you want, assuming it’s not old and unsupported. In fact I’m shopping for one right now because I’m changing my Internet service to cable.
@Frank Silvers in Canada trying to use a third party router is about as painful as pulling out all your teeth with nail clippers. I worked for Roger's and they made it as hard as humanly possible to use your own router, and would often try to charge you rental for it anyways
Not trying to sound stupid but what company are you using to get that speed??
Google. Only available in America
Bro what is that at 11:13?!
you`re doing a cat stove?! :P
11:09 - Dude that face in the darkness really caught me off guard.
129 years, I've got 197 years on mine. Unfortunately our towns fiber optic lines got cut off about 10 years ago and we are stuck with shitty wifi that xfinity doesn't care about
Great vid. We are house hunting now, and I salivate thinking about doing this. Hate wireless for my media center and other devices.
Did no body see penny wise??? in the crawl space!!!
I can use the first tip:D we have empty cable holdings where you can just put a cable thru
Drywall ? - Cries in a Danish brickwall house...
@Frank Silvers I’ve been to USA, many times. If I take a hammer, and smash it into a drywall, I will make a hole. If I do the same to a brick wall, nothing will happen. I do have drywall’s on the 2nd floor, even double on all walls, with metal behind it. And it’s not as soundproof, as concrete or brick. It’s not true, that it will collapse during earthquakes. Look up, how some very tall buildings in Japan, and New Zealand are build. :-)
@Svt Trips First off, how would you know they "are so loud"? The fact is they are not. You can also easily sound insulate them. They look "cheap and flimsy" to you because you are ignorant on the matter. A drywall wall can also easily be stronger than a brick wall. In fact even stronger than a concrete block wall. I know because I have built and destroyed them. Wood structures can be very strong and last indefinitely when properly built and maintained. In fact some of the world's oldest structures and homes are made of wood, including in your part of the world. They are also far more resilient in earthquake prone locations. A brick and concrete block home would collapse in an earthquake.
@Frank Silvers But, dry walled houses, are so loud. And most American houses, looks so cheap and flimsy. Here in Denmark, it’s pretty normal to live in very old buildings. Both apartments or houses, because they are made from brick. But I agree, it’s more difficult to work with indoor.
Drywall is a wonderful material for interior walls. It’s so versatile and so easy to modify and repair. That's why even new brick and concrete block buildings here in America still have drywall interior walls. In commercial buildings the only difference you typically see with drywall walls is that the studs are steel rather than wood, as you would typically see in American homes.
Nice penny wise edit
11:13 I was genuinely scared !