[Eug-lug] wireless card recommendations?

[roger at eskimo.com]

On Tue, 2006-09-05 at 18:48 -0700, Mr O wrote:
> Since you asked, I picked up 1000 ft at Jerry's for about $60.
> Home Depot wanted $90. Wall jacks are $5 each or $30 for 10 if
> buying Leviton (good quality IMHO). 

There's a whole sale place online selling the wall jacks for about a
buck a piece, or less.

Think these are them: http://www.cable4pc.com/

(Customer service responds via email promptly.)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but are the HomeDepot & Fry's prices 4-5x's
more then this online store's?

> The plates aren't more than
> a buck or two. Cheap crimpers are less than $15, good ones start
> at about $40. Cat5/6 ends shouldn't be more than $0.50 each in
> bulk. The best time to crawl around your attic is between 10pm
> and 10am. 

IMHO.  No time is a good time for crawling around an attic unless you
enjoy a nice piece of itchy fiberglass insulation stuck between the butt
checks!

> Lastly, in case you're wondering, I've done this all before and
> just re-did most of it this weekend and dropped two jacks into 3
> out of 4 rooms. Won't take much to add another line to the other
> room if needed. 
> 
> In the short term, the wireless card is alot cheaper for one PC.

Ditto.

> --- Bob Miller <kbob at jogger-egg.com> wrote: