Home Automation - Installing Cat 5 Lines

I have four rooms in my basement. I want to run a phone line to each room, as well as a dsl connection to my computer in one of them. I am thinking of running one cat 5 line from the phone box on the side of the house to some sort of panel in my basement, then running direct cat 5 lines from that panel to each phone jack, and my dsl modem. I would like to know if this is even possible, and what the best way to go about doing it would be. Any suggestions would be a big help. Thanks.

I have wired my house for computer and telephone using Cat 5 cable. The most informative and well thought method that I have found is pretty much summed up at http://www.home-cabling.com . I followed the presentation there and am impressed with the results. It was a lot of work, but would have cost a bundle to hire a contractor. Use good quality materials and supplies to avoid disappointing results. Let me know if you want more information on my installation.

Thanks for the help. That site had a really good description on what to do. I'm planning on going to a Home Depot or something to look for some supplies. Any better ideas you might have would be a great help. Also, I know you're supposed to keep cat 5 at least 6 inches from any electical lines, but I've got an electical line comming in on a home run in a three inch access point, and it would save a lot of trouble if I could run my main cat 5 cable in through the same access point. But it would mean they run parallel to each other for about 8 inches. Maybe I could just put something between them to sheild it? Let me know what you think. Any suggestions are welcome and apprieciated. Thanks again.

You will be better off at Grainger. The quality of the connectors and the tools for making the connections are important. Get yourself a color diagram of how to wire both the male and female ends. There are two standards A and B and the connections are not interchangeable.