[LINK] Wi-Fi

[Ash Nallawalla]

> From: Fernando Cassia [mailto:fcassia at gmail.com]

> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 3:28 AM, Ash Nallawalla <ash at melbpc.org.au>
> wrote:
> > Proper Ethernet cabling between rooms can be cost-prohibitive for most
> > people unless it was cabled during construction -- $150 to $300 per
> > outlet or more
 
> Oh well, I did it all by myself and I haven´t spent more than US $300* in cable
> and RJ45 sockets. (Not counting the GigE switch, which I already owned).

> Just FYI in case this helps someone else get rid of Wi-Fi. :)

Another problem in Australia. It is illegal for anyone other than a registered electrician to cable a house, if the cable enters a wall cavity. In a previous house I had a long cable follow a wall into another room as a cheap alternative. It was only possible because the two rooms shared a common wall and nobody could trip over the cable. It's not as if many of us can't cable a house (I am a radio amateur and soldered together my first computer), but it's against the law.

But I have met people at the computer club who have allegedly broken the law. ;)