Wiring Box

Tim Carter of AsktheBuilder.com discusses wiring boxes, which are used for all of your computer, cable and home audio speaker wiring. It is all low voltage wiring. This wiring junction box allows you to bring in all your low voltage wires neatly and efficiently. It serves as a central distribution panel for all low voltage wires in your house.

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[thompsonm97]

most people don't even know how to set up a wireless network correctly. A wired network is faster and is a lot less trouble.

[AsktheBuilder]

@thompsonm97 I went to your channel and unfortunately you might be one of those that doesn't know how to setup a wireless network. There's no video there showing us how, there's nothing about you, nothing about your vast experience on that topic. Why is that? Why don't you tape a video sharing your knowledge on the topic?

[SkyFitsHeaven24]

Who does this sort of thing anymore? It's all about wireless networks now.

[AsktheBuilder]

There are many wired networks. What's more, wait till you see sniffing software in action and you'll think twice about using wireless for private business. I've seen it and it's scary as heck.

[ghostmarine1000]

@AsktheBuilder yea wait until someone hacks your wireless network lol

[AsktheBuilder]

@ghostmarine1000 I'm waiting.... It's one of the reasons we don't feed our attack dog too much. She's waiting for the opportunity to discover someone on our property who's trying to get into our secure WiFi. I say bring it on. Let's see if the hacker can break the code before the dog gets her/him. :->>>>>

[girlovinmusic]

Just use wifi and wireless telephones.

[Potew]

A wired network is always better than a wireless one. They serve only tablets and pocket devices that doen't have an Ethernet port. Computers, TVs, NAS, etc. are just cable-connected to my network!

[MorkaGraven]

@thompsonm97 Only if it's DHCP...

Installation of cables in practice appears easy but in theory there is a lot to know. lengths, bend radii, and other industry standard installation procedures. Something as pathetic as a nick in the plastic insulation around a wire or a stretch or harsh bend in the cable can alter the impedances and create bad electromagnetic fields which can create varying problems like no connectivity, poor connectivity or reflection of signals/damage.

[proaudiohd]

These boxes are limited in what you can add and you have to buy that manufacturers special pieces. Better idea- get a 19" rack. Plenty of room for expansion with nearly any manufacturers products. Not just connections, but larger gear like network switches, audio amplifiers, and media servers. One patch panel and a rackshelf is enough to get any home started off right. Racks can be found on craigslist for cheap or free (search for server or audio). The downside- they take up floor space.

[Nscizor]

@Engineer9736 Even with 802.11n, there's still RF interference, unless you go for 5GHz devices or screen everything wireless in or near the house that works in 2.4GHz to make sure. By setting up something like this, you can get a 1Gbps lan running with cat5e/cat6 cables UTP (or, even better, S/FTP) and not have to worry about signal range or wireless security.

[Engineer9736]

@kamikazeOS it's not new, my whole town has 100mbit glass fiber to every house. Still i think pulling UTP wires through your whole house is more work than setting up a properly configured wifi network (and a proper one IS secure). You even got the 802.11n standard which is faster than 100mbit, which doesn't cost a lot.

[kamikazeOS]

these technologies will be obsolete in a couple of years..

a new connection standard is in work, thru optical wire.

at the moment they are doing this for hard drives...but i think optical is the future.

[stolenick]

@AsktheBuilder . my friends and I used to hack wireless all around the place using about 10 laptops in the car scanning and breaking all kind of security key then putting a nice notpad on there desktop saying that we got in there wireless and how we did it + some tips to make there wireless the most secure. our range of action is about 100 meters. linux power :)

[stolenick]

true i have all the Cisco certifications and i am working in computer since year or so has a professional but i am working with PC since about 10 years has hobby. i have a box like this in my house where i have my router and my Ethernet switch, and i am loving it. faster safer and more stable that wireless.

[hitachi088]

it is easy as hell to sniff on someone internet Wifi connection .

just think about it :

you are sending all the information through the air and then to your router .

someone just need to sneak between you and your router with a little program and Bang ! he knows every information you are sending or even receiving on the internet .

Oh ! and yeah , Wifi Connection are way slower than normal connection anyway .