As I recall, I did bring up this subject here on this BBS in the past. I think it's one of the earliest messages here on the BBS. There was a small discussion on that topic. I'm not sure what came of it. Perhaps try a search?

Having done the networking thing in an apartment before, I can say that it's not that tough to do. I run the cabling around the edge of the floor, tucked under the carpet beneath the baseboards, just outside the carpet tack strip. If you're only running one cable, there's enough room to do it invisibly. You can sneak it under doorways, too, if you're tricky...