Re: Home networking cable or wireless
I am strongly in favor of wired networks due to their simplicity and security.
But houses endure for a long time. Network technology is sure to change a lot within a few decades. This will render today's wire networks obsolete. Not only the protocols and switches, but the cables themselves. Note the different spec Ethernet cables as speeds have increased.
Given my aversion to wireless, I see three possible routes.
1) Permanently install the highest spec of today's Ethernet cable.
2) Similar to (1), but put cable in conduit so that higher-spec replacement cable can be pull through in later decades.
3) Scheme (1) but realize that you'll probably want to switch to wireless within a decade or two.
No doubt most replies will advocate using wireless straight away.
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