Use a fish tape or a fish stick a rigid pole for pulling wires when you need to pass them through the wall plates to the floor above or below the one on which you re working.
Cables through attic.
If drilling up through the ceiling expect to pass through a thin coat of plaster and 5 8 of sheet rock and 1.
My cable tv is distributed through the attic so it seemed like a good solution to run my home network through there as well.
Be sure to leave enough slack on both ends to make connections.
How to run tv cables in wall spaces from the attic or basement space.
Feed cables through the holes.
For single floor homes with a basement the basement may be the best path.
On a single story home or the the upper floor of a multiple story home this means accessing your attic to run wire.
Support cables at 4 1 2 inch intervals with appropriate staples or clamps.
New lighting cable computer networking and sound systems can all require wiring that may need to come through the ceiling.