simple network hardware question

[BrianR]

BigV, you hit my plan fair and square. In the camper, the installation is indeed going to be permanent as well as at the house end. Proper cabling will be used. I am still trying to decide on routing for the buried cable as it crosses my sewer line if I run it the shortest route. I don't want to dig that up if I can avoid it.

[tw]

Originally Posted by BrianR

Proper cabling will be used. I am still trying to decide on routing for the buried cable as it crosses my sewer line if I run it the shortest route. I don't want to dig that up if I can avoid it.

Crossing a sewer, that must be at least 2 feet deep, is irrelevant. A buried ethernet wire should be (according to code) at least 18 inches deep. Even at 6 inches or on top a sewer line would be no problem.

To be buried, (direct or inside PVC) means an ethernet cable must be exterior grade designed for burial.

Another problem exists. Cable must enter the building at the service entrance. Otherwise a nearby surge (ie lightning striking a nearby tree, the camper, stray car hitting a telephone pole, etc) may use that ethernet wire as a connection to earth destructively via routers, computers, and other interior electronics. This solution is inexpensive (especially compared to that exterior grade wire). But requires simple up front planning.

BTW, how did Cisco get started? All buildings in Stamford U were connected by putting ethernet cables 'inside' the sewers. Dirtiest parts of early internet were outside the cable.