Just a general question, and I don't want to derail the thread...but what do home builders generally do for wiring these days? If you didn't request anything special, what would the wiring setups look ...

Although it’s easy to head to the electronics store to buy network cables, making do with cables of predetermined lengths can be a problem. More often than not, premade cables are either too short ...

Our new house (a foreclosure we bought last year) apparently has networking wiring, but it is not quite finished and is wired for phone instead. I'd like to know whether I can re-purpose it for ...

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