nbn Conduit with Other Ethernet Cables in It?

FoxJump on 06/05/2025 - 23:48
Last edited 07/05/2025 - 10:29 by 1 other user

Gday
We're building a new house with a volume builder, and, sadly, i failed to allow for an external ethernet cable outside the house for a security camera.
I found out the conduit for the NBN is in easy access, and i could push my own ethernet cable through it from the outside of the house, to the garage, myself.

Would the NBN guy be annoyed at this whenever they come around to feed in their own HFC cable through the same conduit?
Would I be better off giving him a cashie to also put in an eth cable into the house, not just their HFC?

has anyone experience/done something like this before?
Thank you

Home & Garden Broadband nbn Network Cable

Comments

    • FoxJump on 08/05/2025 - 09:54

      so maybe if i put my ethernet through and add a draw string to make thier life easier. they might be more accepting :)

      what kind of draw string? is that yarn for cooking good enough?

      • Twix on 08/05/2025 - 10:02

        No you need a separate conduit for your ethernet.

        Search for Parramatta rope.

  • ozb1ozb2ozb3 on 08/05/2025 - 09:45

    Its a risk!

    First of all - No MSPaint. So we are all guessing. Likely you may not know for sure yourself where the conduit runs through and whether there are bends through it. Bends only make life exciting during F1 races. Otherwise they are PITA, especially pushing more than one cable through a tight conduit.

    Lets say you get your cable with HFC running successfully - what happens when Fibre eventually rolls out. I know I know NBN is not decommissioning HFC. For now! But are you sure the conduit can support the three together if their plan changes? And if you were wondering "Why won't they pull the HFC cable first and then pull the fibre through it" NOPE That is not how they install new cables. Tech needs to make sure new technology works first, before doing anything about the old infra. And generally they leave stuff in-situ

    At minimum you need to take on the risk of a future tech pulling out your cable when they come out to investigate a service fault or NBN decommissions HFC. How much disruption and cost will that be for you?

    • FoxJump on 08/05/2025 - 09:53

      noted.

  • Protractor on 08/05/2025 - 10:52
    +2

    Why do I think this pole will end up on A Current Affair,on the councils agenda, or a hot topic at the local P & C. (Especially if they have recording capability) I'm pretty sure having private cameras invading public spaces is more than suss.Probably illegal.Good luck. I guess you could rate your house as a 'club house, LOL.If you're in the burbs, the secret won't last long.
    Even cops doing a drive-by won't be impressed if they spot them.

  • serpentxx on 08/05/2025 - 11:38
    +1

    Dont know OP's setup but i think officially you need to be a licensed cabler to do any sort of permanant networking in your own home.

    Its best practice is to keep network cables 50-200mm away from power and coax to avoid interference, unless the cables properly shielded and grounded.

    If you still have time in the build you can do what i did, I got a local sparky friend to help me out one weekend running conduit to all the places i needed to, never had the builders question it as they have to deal with multiple trades and it would be too hard to investigate which one did it

  • harrywwc on 08/05/2025 - 13:52
    +1

    afaik everything from the street to the nbn 'box' on the wall belongs to nbn-co, and is 'off limits' to us mug punters.

  • VehemenceThePhoenix on 08/05/2025 - 16:26

    Don't use that. Just run your camera cables in the roof and come out the awning. If 2 story that makes the situation a bit different.

    • FoxJump on 08/05/2025 - 22:59

      thats plan B

  • kaleidoscope on 09/05/2025 - 09:39

    just a basic mspaint diagram or some photos would have been great for people to provide useful and relevant advice or workarounds. If it is a single story i would totally be doing a separate cable run through the roof cavity whch is straight forward and easier

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