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Mizzou11
Aspirant
May 14, 2016

Should I use a patch panel or go without one for my home network?

I just started working from home and I realize that my home network is slow when everyone (me, fiancee and 7 year old son) are all home doing our own thing. We stream everything thru the internet (10...
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TheEther
Guru
May 14, 2016

Strictly speaking, a patch panel is not necessary.  It can, however, help with cable management and labeling.

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VE6CGX
Master
May 14, 2016

Having patch panel will become very handy. And for the convenience