Finally decided to start making my own ethernet cables, and I'm just a bit confused and want to make sure everything will work together correctly (solid/stranded, ect.).
I already have a crimper:
[URL]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AZK4G/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER[/URL]
Am looking at getting this:
cable- [URL]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00139VKV0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=A397FHERGRZQ2E[/URL]
(dont need 1000 ft.)
will [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-N031-050-Connector-Stranded/dp/B000067SC4/ref=pd_sim_e_4"]these[/URL] work fine in that cable? I just need some shorter lengths.
My plan:
80ft to my bedroom, into a switch, then 2 30 ft lengths to the other 2 bedrooms.
Any problems you guys see?
Thanks!
Don't buy that cable, go to your local hardware store and they'll have boxes of the stuff and you can just measure as much as you need (or just buy a huge box and have tonnes). RJ45 connections are expensive in retail stores, though, so buy it online.
So even though I'm running this under the house, just get a length of stranded flat cable, instead of round/solid cable?
Just make sure it's Cat 5 or Cat 6, both will work fine, shape or whatnot shouldn't matter.
Here's a tip: before crimping the thing together, arrange the wires and cut them all so that once they're parallel they won't be different lengths.
And when you come to actually crimping it, make sure to crimp it really hard, otherwise you can end up with a bad contact. I wasted quite a few connectors like that (by the way, get a few spares). Oh and make sure you leave some extra cable otherwise you'll run out exactly where you don't need it.
If the cables are to be used visibly, for example between a computer and a datapoint on the wall, use flex cable as it is far easier to handle and will look neater. If the cable is for long runs that are hidden in conduit or in walls etc, use solid core cable. The single reason for this is that flex cable generally costs 50-100% more than solid core.
To clarify, use flex for patch leads and solid core for the hidden runs where aesthetics and ergonomics don't matter.
Oh yeah, and buy shitloads more RJ45 Connectors than you need.
With regard to CAT5, CAT5e CAT6 etc, if you need gigabit speeds over that sort of distance you'll want CAT6 at least. If you only need 10/100 then use CAT5e.
[QUOTE=Shadaez;32248397]Just make sure it's Cat 5 or Cat 6, both will work fine, shape or whatnot shouldn't matter.[/QUOTE]
Get CAT5e through instead of just CAT5.
[QUOTE=mattfinch;32248689]If the cables are to be used visibly, for example between a computer and a datapoint on the wall, use flex cable as it is far easier to handle and will look neater. If the cable is for long runs that are hidden in conduit or in walls etc, use solid core cable. The single reason for this is that flex cable generally costs 50-100% more than solid core.
To clarify, use flex for patch leads and solid core for the hidden runs where aesthetics and ergonomics don't matter.
Oh yeah, and buy shitloads more RJ45 Connectors than you need.
With regard to CAT5, CAT5e CAT6 etc, if you need gigabit speeds over that sort of distance you'll want CAT6 at least. If you only need 10/100 then use CAT5e.[/QUOTE]
I believe cat 5 is 10/100, and cat 5e had speeds nearing 1 gigabit, but wasn't actually there. I'm going to the store here in an hour or so, whats a good price per foot of both cat5e and cat6?
Cat5 will give you gigabit in short cables but over longer runs you'll definitely want a higher spec cable.
I cannot help with pricing I am afraid, I'm british. For a 1000ft roll of external Cat5e here you'd expect to pay £90-100
Roam the used building supply stores in your area for a spool.
I was able to get 800 feet of 5e for $40.
Just make sure you get a lot of spares, I can't stand it when the brown and white and brown cables were the wrong way round >.<
Found 500 feet of cat 6 (solid) for $70.
The primary run i'm making is about 80-100 feet + patch cable from the wall to my computer.
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[QUOTE=MIPS;32269425]Roam the used building supply stores in your area for a spool.
I was able to get 800 feet of 5e for $40.[/QUOTE]
That's a really good idea...
[QUOTE=mattfinch;32248689]With regard to CAT5, CAT5e CAT6 etc, if you need gigabit speeds over that sort of distance you'll want CAT6 at least. If you only need 10/100 then use CAT5e.[/QUOTE]
Cat5e will do gigabit over 80 ft easily unless you have all sorts of disturbances all around you.
I was actually thinking of doing something of this sort, so i might as well ask here though im sure I know the answer already. Is it cheaper to buy the wire and connectors your self and do all that yourself, or to just buy the wire already with the connectors?
[QUOTE=FrankPetrov;32278344]I was actually thinking of doing something of this sort, so i might as well ask here though im sure I know the answer already. Is it cheaper to buy the wire and connectors your self and do all that yourself, or to just buy the wire already with the connectors?[/QUOTE]Way cheaper to do it yourself. Let me give you an example of how cheap it is.My dog recently ripped my switch off of my desk and disconnected the brown and brown/white wires inside the line. Well, I went out and spent $1.24 on 10 new RJ-45 connectors and re-did the end.A 25' cable from the same store was almost $35.
[QUOTE=FrankPetrov;32278344]I was actually thinking of doing something of this sort, so i might as well ask here though im sure I know the answer already. Is it cheaper to buy the wire and connectors your self and do all that yourself, or to just buy the wire already with the connectors?[/QUOTE]
Far cheaper, the one-time cost of a crimper and some RJ45 ends is usually less than a single wire. After you've bought a crimper, you can make wires for the cost of wire + the ends, which is way cheap.
And also if you have a friend or family member who works in the electrical industry, see if they may have the crimper or other materials. My cousin has a crimper, and always has some connectors, and sometimes they have wire not needed on the job... Basically I have 200ft of cable that cost me maybe an hour of my time, and that's it. Although I didn't do one end right and my 100ft cable broke.
[QUOTE=Killerelf12;32280144]And also if you have a friend or family member who works in the electrical industry, see if they may have the crimper or other materials. My cousin has a crimper, and always has some connectors, and sometimes they have wire not needed on the job... Basically I have 200ft of cable that cost me maybe an hour of my time, and that's it. Although I didn't do one end right and my 100ft cable broke.[/QUOTE]
Couldn't you just redo the end of that cable?
Yea, at that point though I was away at college, and didn't have access to all of that. By the time I went home, there was wireless in my dorm, and so I only need a 4 foot cable for my desktop, not the longer ones to reach out into the hall with my netbook. I had 200ft in 3 cables though, the 100ft, and 2 50ft.
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