[LINK] Wi-Fi

[Darrell Burkey]

On Wed, 2011-04-27 at 12:39, Fernando Cassia wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Ash Nallawalla <ash at melbpc.org.au> wrote:
> > 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.

> Wow, over-regulation. I´ve head of it. :)

You might think so until you connect your computer gear to some
improperly run network cabling that has AC voltage on it.

It's a safety issue. When you run cabling you are typically working
around a lot of other infrastructure, including power and plumbing.
You'd be quite surprised at some of the stupid things I've seen with
simple network cabling. 

Would you be comfortable living in a house where the previous owner did
the power and plumbing DIY style? 

Cheers.

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Australian National University
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