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I was in need of a new network switch since I ran out of room on my measly 5 port DSL router. I was looking at some nicer Netgear, etc but I ended up getting an end-of-life Cisco Catalyst 2980G from work. Does anyone have any experience with these switches? Any pitfalls?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00...mmbevigaotst-20 Not sure of the quality of this product, but $700 discount is a pretty big chunk of change to save!

So here's my issue. When my builder trimmed everything out, he jus drilled a hole in the frame and pulled the wire through fortwo of my sensors. i have the tang micro recessed mags. I tried to see if there is any play in te wire so I can feed it back in after connecting the mag, but there isnt...

has anyone seen these yet? looks pretty neat. i wonder how difficult it would be to interface one of these with Elk? http://www.silverpac.com/products/smart-energy.html

I don't have a continuity tester at my disposal, but I have plenty of spare parts lying around. I was thinking about wiring up a quick battery/led circuit to test my alarm contacts. When magnet is on, led lights up, take magnet off, led turns off. Just a simple continuity test. I used the Tane...

So I have the walkthrough tomorrow morning at 8am. Any advice on things I should request/look for? I'm homerunning roughly 50xCat5e, 50 RG6, 2000' 22/4. The typical network/video/security installation. Suggestions for power @ panel?

I'm getting ready to prewire everything and I may have some cat5e left over. I'm thinking about prewiring for ALC. What would be the constraints that I should look out for? The house isn't big (I do not yet know how many switches there will be) but we are looking at a combined 2400 sq ft (main...

I originally had planned on using 23awg cat5e for my sensor wiring, but am concerned about running out! so, where would be a good place to source some 22 or 18/4 cable? im searching the interwebs and found some good deals but was curious if anyone had any good suggestions?

Does anyone have any experience with these? I'm hoping I don't have to drill into the window itself and can use these. If not, I will just recess these in. Are there any other preferred contacts? http://www.bassburglaralarms.com/product_85010_detailed.htm

Hey all, does anyone have any pictures (like 'in-process' photos) of their wiring jobs on new construction? I've looked at about every photo on here but haven't really gotten a clear idea of how I should plan my routes. I am building a ranch home, finished walkout. I will have all the time I...

So the wife and I are building a new home. Nothing spectacular. It's a modest 1400sqft ranch with about 1000sqft in the basement finished. We opted for the walkout lot, and she wants me to wire in for security when I do my networking, etc because we have a 2 yr old and a 2 wk old to look out...

Hey everyone, first off I want to say THANKS to all of the fantastic advice on here. I am quite a ways out before we start building, but I wanted to get everything lined up beforehand because I will only have 2 weeks to do a lot of work, which includes wiring, drywall, hanging cabinets and then...