On Apr 11, 2007, at 10:15 PM, Frank Aronson wrote: > ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. > ** You too can help the group > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > I have a client for whom I will be setting up a network. His > office is within a building with a larger group of offices. They > are supposed to be supplying Internet access and have wired > accordingly. However he needs to set up a router so that he can > have a discreet network. His receptionist will be on the other > side of the hall from his office and we have to run an Ethernet > cable down to the basement (from the first floor) and across and up > to the receptionist area. > > > > If I did this, I would make the building look like Swiss Cheese and > lose body parts, not mention what little dignity I have left. Does > anybody know someone who can run a pre-built CAT5 cable for me? While never what anyone wants to hear, if a cable is being run through walls (or ceilings), there are regulations involved and by law a (networking) certified Electrician has to do the work. Plenty of people ignore this but I can't recommend it ;) David Haines Core Solution Group Northampton, MA