[Shop-talk] running ethernet wires
Wayne
wmc_st at xxiii.com
Tue Apr 7 11:13:54 MDT 2009
David Hillman wrote:
> Unless you only have, and exclusively use, desktop machines in
> specific locations... go wireless. It's so much easier to just have a
> couple laptops, and wireless everywhere in the house.
I'm still not a fan of wireless. It's fast enough for web surfing (ie:
faster than your internet connection) but slow for bulk things, like
transferring that entire video file between machines, or doing backups.
I get a solid 10MB/sec on 100-BT, and 25-70MB/sec on wired gigabit.
It's also unreliable, insecure, nonstandard, and dang it, I just don't
like it.
> The cable you want is Cat5, and the connectors are RJ-45. It's been
> about fifteen years since I cabled a building, but I remember that
> crimping 8-wire cat5 was not something we did for the enjoyment.
Sorry, but Cat-5 came out in 1991 and is considered obsolete. Cat-6e is
current and Cat-7 is proposed. AT LEAST run high-grade wire -- it's the
most labor intensive part of the job. You can buy cheap low-grade jacks
and replace them if better is needed.
Crimping plugs on cables is something a pro should know how to do in a
pinch. But pre-made cables are way too cheap and good nowadays to screw
with the cost of a crimp tool or your labor time.
-Wayne
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