I’m planning out my next homelab when I move soon. I have the floor plans and it looks like the best place for my computer is not centrally located, so the Wi-Fi won’t be ideal. I’d like to run the cables a short distance so the router would be in a better spot.

I’m just renting and will likely only be here for a year so I don’t want to do any drilling. I just want to secure the cables somehow to the crease where the wall and ceiling meet.

The total length will only be about 20 feet to the router.

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Painters tape is great… but it’s blue. Maybe attach white tape to the top of painters tape? Not sure how it’ll look. Right now I just have the cable running at the floor and I’ve forgotten about it

Painters tape is fucking gold. I use it SO much, from labeling food in the fridge to holding table cloths on. It’s the best.

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I don’t know where you are, but painter’s tape (or masking tape) comes in all sorts of colours. Including white.

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But it usably getting dry over time and you can’t remove it cleanly.

Yup, expect a residue if you delay removal. Painters tape is meant to be removed relatively soon after application. Rubbing alcohol can typically remove the residue.

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Well that’s what I get for not reading the label

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