For a DIY I think I would recommend a cat5e install to get gigabit speeds. That?ll be plenty fast for your home internet connection and it is so much easier to install for a novice. Plus components and crimpers are cheap.

Google 568B or ?568A for color pin outs on the male connectors. Female connectors are marked for both standards.

Use old work boxes to retrofit if you have drywall up already. As someone else stated, use plenum rated cable if you run through a duct. If you have a finished basement, you might be able to run the cable under the baseboards.

I wouldn?t even mess with a 111 punch down block or similar. I would just terminate the cable runs in a closet with male connectors. Plug directly into a cheap switch.


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