A person can inexpensivly run cabling throughout their home without having to run the CAT 5 through the walls by purchasing a pvc channel (see your local home improvement store in the electrical section) for approximatly $3 per 7 foot section. This conduit comes in many different colors to help hide itself, it can also be painted to match the decor.

To install you can either screw (or nail) it in place, or you can use the adhesive tabs included with the conduit. The conduit is small enough to hide easily, yet, big enough to run 3 CAT 5 lines through.

This is a great alternative for someone living in an apartment, or for somebody who does not want to spend the money for a wireless kit (that will only give you at best 11 meg performance). The speed of your network is up to you and your equipment.

For the truly economy minded you can simply staple the CAT 5 cable along the baseboards. Be certain to use non-metalic, round-topped staples so that you do not crimp the CAT 5 or add inducted resistance (using metal staples) to it. You can run a CAT 5 cable up to 100 Meters without problem.

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