How can I set up a fiber optic network in my home? I know nothing about it, and have no idea what I would need to do to make it run. Any advice? I can find specs on the cable itself, and plenty of info on commercial fiber optic network providers, but nothing on how to do it myself.
A Fiber Optic Home Network
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Avoid fiber-optic
Not trying to be mean or something, by why would you need a fiber-optic setup at home? The prices are really high for something like that, and it requires a lot of time, money, and equipment.
Fiber lines are mostly used for internet backbones and are professionally installed. Honestly, unless you're a network professional, don't try it. I'm sure you'll run into so many problems you'll never finish it anyways.
Stick with Cat5e for now...but in the future fiber will become the standard.
Not trying to be mean or something, by why would you need a fiber-optic setup at home? The prices are really high for something like that, and it requires a lot of time, money, and equipment.
Fiber lines are mostly used for internet backbones and are professionally installed. Honestly, unless you're a network professional, don't try it. I'm sure you'll run into so many problems you'll never finish it anyways.
Stick with Cat5e for now...but in the future fiber will become the standard.
Killer_Byte
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Fibre Optical Cable is capable of transmitting gigabits of data a second, who would it be repalced unless damaged. BT are still upgrading there network to FO.
For home use you need nothing more than 100MB/sec Tbase10x
For home use you need nothing more than 100MB/sec Tbase10x
Nodsu
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It's pretty much plug and play like CAT5.
Setting up that stuff would cost you a fortune though.. In addition to the fibre itself you'd need media converters or native fibre optic devices to be able to connect the optics to your computers.
Not to mention that fibre is a PITA to route. You can't turn any sharp corners with it and something as trivial as someone stepping on the cable can break it.
Setting up that stuff would cost you a fortune though.. In addition to the fibre itself you'd need media converters or native fibre optic devices to be able to connect the optics to your computers.
Not to mention that fibre is a PITA to route. You can't turn any sharp corners with it and something as trivial as someone stepping on the cable can break it.
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