[mythtv-users] Semi-OT: OTA, Comcast business HSI and the single coax

[Justin The Cynical]

Roger Heflin wrote:

> I take it you have a house where there is really no other way than to go through 
> the outside walls?

More or less.  Of the three walls that the living room consists of, two 
of them are along the foundation, one of them is a shared wall for the 
garage (essentially an outside wall), and the last wall is the opposite 
side of where the television and A/V kit is located, as well as the 
existing jack.


> How was the house lan that you mentioned ran?

DSL modem in bedroom

Main switches, wireless AP's and servers in said bedroom (much to the 
dismay of my wife)

CAT-5 run from the bedroom to the other rooms, hung from the ceiling 
with coax hangers

One of the 'when I have the spare dosh/time' projects is to do a proper 
wiring of the house.


> If you have basement/crawlspace/attic access it is pretty simple, if you have 
> multi-level house or no basement/crawlspace/attic things get lots messier.

While I do have a good crawlspace (room enough for me to get on my hands 
and knees in places, and I'm far from a small person), due to the 
location of the walls and foundation, plugging in a splitter under the 
house and running a cable to the living room isn't any easier than just 
drilling a new hole in the outside wall.