[mythtv-users] Decisions, decisions

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Tuesday 23 December 2003 20:24, Stephen L. Ulmer wrote:
> On 23 Dec 2003, jcaputo1 at comcast.net stated:
>
> [...]
>
> > Thanks for the tips!  I have good attic and basement access, so
> > once I've solved the problem of how to get from the attic (or 2nd
> > floor) to the basement, I'll be in in good shape.  I've found an
> > air return duct that looks like it will do the trick; it has only
> > one 'dog-leg', which is close to an opening, so I should be able to
> > run the cable from my 2nd floor office down to the basement.  What
> > I'll probably end up doing is using 2 switches -- one upstairs and
> > one in the basement, and connecting them with a single run.  From
> > those two switches I'll devise a network layout with the potential
> > for a jack in every room -- either up from the basement or dropped
> > from the attic.  I can't wait to get started!
>
> I know you won't want to hear this.  I know you think you only need
> one run attic <-> basement.  Pull three. You don't even have to punch
> the other two down, just leave them in the wall.
>
> Trust me. :)

Should be no problem to run three vs. one, but now you've piqued my 
curiosity... I was planning to have a switch at either end, so the 
single run would just connect 2 switches via the UPLINK port.  I 
realize, of course, that it never hurts to have an extra run 'just in 
case', but you sound like you speak from personal experience, so... why 
three runs?

-JAC