Skinner Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Ok I was given a spool of around 300 or 400 feet of cat 6 cable and was wanting to run cable to a couple areas around the house. I have a crimper to make the ends but wiring in the cable is very britle and I am unable to make my connections. I was wondering if there was anyone here that had that has done this before and could give me a hand. need to run some more line and make the ends. Also the main reason I am doing this is I plan on putting a wireless router/swich in the kitchen (since its in the middle of the house). I am wanting to know what brand/model i should pick up. I currently have a linksys 4 port router switch that I have in the basment and the wireless router will be link off that. Oh and this is for a Mac powerbook. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Shawn, I can terminate the ends. I've done, oh, about 1000 of them. Run the cable and gimmie a call when you are ready to crimp. I'll swing by and knock them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwishiwascool Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 I have a D-link that G router has been flawless for almost 2 years. Did you mean to put cat 5? There is such thing as cat-6 but it is a lil less common as it is used for faster data transfer aplications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 there really isnt that much of a difference between cat 5 and 6, both are used to create standard ethernet cables umong other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted February 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 no its cat-6. Chris Ill give a you a call can you PM me your number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted February 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 called and left a message. If you want to do it tomorrow (monday) I wont be home till late in the evening. let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 CAT 6 is very similar to CAT 5 . Its rated at gig over copper though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrhobbz Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Cat5e: 100mhz Cat6: 200mhz With better signal-to-noise ratio, yay for gigabit copper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stolen 5.0 Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 yes, the cat 6 has more twists in the pairs also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Category Type Spectral B/W Length LAN Applications Notes Cat3 UTP 16 MHz 100m 10Base-T, 4Mbps Now mainly for telephone cables Cat4 UTP 20 MHz 100m 16Mbps Rarely seen Cat5 UTP 100MHz 100m 100Base-Tx,ATM, CDDI Common for current LANs Cat5e UTP 100MHz 100m 1000Base-T Common for current LANs Cat6 UTP 250MHz 100m Emerging Cat7 ScTP 600MHz 100m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 called and left a message. If you want to do it tomorrow (monday) I wont be home till late in the evening. let me know. I'll call you later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 if you have any left let me know. I am almost out in my box and could use some to run a couple my runs. we can trade or cash for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1647545493 Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Shawn, if you need that cat6 tested after you get the ends crimped on I can bring by my fluke tester. Your on the west side right? Thorne, How many and how long of runs do you need? If you only need cat5e I can hook you up with about any length. If you want cat6 I think I only have up to 30ft. patch cables. PM me if you want some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1647545493 Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 oh BTW cat5e will do gig as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Shawn, if you need that cat6 tested after you get the ends crimped on I can bring by my fluke tester. Your on the west side right? I have a tester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 mustang nut that is true but after a certin distance ( I cant rember) it will get VERY VERY unreliable. just like CAT3 can do 100mbit. For that matter i did 10mbit ( I think onoly 10) over Flat Satin. But yeah the run i need is only i think 25 foot and only cat5/5e I don't need gig . just trying to get a run upstairs to my ps2 I will pm you latyer once i messure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1647545493 Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 mustang nut that is true but after a certin distance ( I cant rember) it will get VERY VERY unreliable. just like CAT3 can do 100mbit. For that matter i did 10mbit ( I think onoly 10) over Flat Satin. But yeah the run i need is only i think 25 foot and only cat5/5e I don't need gig . just trying to get a run upstairs to my ps2 I will pm you latyer once i messure. cool. I thought the length was Just under 300ft isn't it. I agree if you need to move data at a gig over copper the best bet is to use cat6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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