Organizing Home Network Cables?

not-so Anonymous Anonymous Coward asks: "A few years ago, while finishing our basement, we wired each room of our house with two CAT-5 and two RG-6 cables. All of the cables were run to a central place in the basement, with the intent of building a "cabinet" to house and better organize the cables. Well, it is time. As you can see from the pictures, it is a jumbled morass of spaghetti. So I'd like to get ideas from the Slashdot crowd as to how to finally organize this mess, build the cabinet, etc., etc. No doubt there are many other readers in a similar situation, wanting ideas for organizing all the communications/network cables in their home."

Comments

Re:One word: Ether...

[jazman_777]

...I put ports everywhere except to bathroom...it is very difficult to predict usage patterns. Where will you sit with your laptop?

Are you serious? 2 + 2 = 4. Bathroom = Sitting. Sitting = Laptop Use.

as you can see from the pictures??

[(eternal_software)]

Hint: When you post to Slashdot, make sure your post does not contain the words "as you can see from the pictures"!

Re:Wireless.

[richy freeway]

Nothing beats lying in bed, wirelessly sending email. :)

I take it you're one of the /.'ers with no girlfriend, right? :P

uhh..

[nukka]

it looks fine to me. i mean it is in the basement on a wall with no drywall. why waste your money/time (time = money so money2) on building a cabinet now? if i were you i'd just get some zip ties and booze.