<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Ugh. Ethernet over powerline sucks! It is also a radiator.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>I just ran CAT-5e from my office on the 2nd floor to my garage on the first. </div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Start from garage.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>1. Go up to exterior wall to bedroom exterior wall.</div><div>2. Crap! I'm under the window and I can't feed it up to the other side of the stud because of the garage door!</div><div>3. Cut sheet rock covering 4 studs that are nailed together.</div><div>4. Use dremel construction tool to notch out those studs.</div><div>5. Run CAT-5e in the notch and to the other side of the studs in bedroom wall.</div><div>6. Run CAT-5e up that exterior wall to attic.</div><div>7. Run it across attic and down exterior wall of office. </div><div>8. Cut hold in wall for box</div><div>9. Terminate with keystones</div><div>10. Put computer on each end and test with iperf. I have a full gigabit to the garage. </div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Google on sheetrock repair. </div><div>Keep your cuts small.</div><div>Buy a bag of 90 minute joint compound at home depot. That gives you plenty of time.</div><div>Fix your cuts. Sand, and paint. </div><div>Admire your work.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Don't be a lamer and use Ethernet over powerline. Get this job done and you'll have confidence to do more.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div></div></body></html>