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[TiG]ABE

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cat5 cable type
« on: June 24, 2009, 11:16:08 AM »
hi just looking to buy sum cat5 cable.

is this the right type http://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/acatalog/Booted_Lead.html

should i got shielded or not as i am going to push the cable down the tv socket into the downstairs room.
 what is booted and unbooted?

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Re: cat5 cable type
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2009, 11:21:14 AM »
cat5e unshielded, or cat6

http://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/acatalog/RJ45_Boot.html is what a boot is(the plastic bit that comes up around the rj45 connector), so if you want one on the cable already kinda depends on what your using them for....
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Re: cat5 cable type
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2009, 11:33:30 AM »
just using it to connect the pc to the downstairs router.
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Re: cat5 cable type
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2009, 11:37:29 AM »
well its mostly to avoid damaging the rj45, but unless your planning on doing crimping with the cables or that i'd probably get it booted should survive longer...
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Re: cat5 cable type
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Re: cat5 cable type
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2009, 04:49:20 PM »
Speak to someone at yer college and they'll fix you up.  Either borrow a crimper and crimp the ends when you have the cable in, or better still two tidy surface mount boxes and some network points, they can be wired like a phone extension using a termination tool.

From memory B&Q or Home base do a kit at around ?35 for everything you need more or less:

Networking starter kit
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Re: cat5 cable type
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2009, 05:43:02 PM »
fyi only tool needed is the crimper, the sockets are generally self-crimping (though i suspect you know that, but for others...)

if you can go as dermot suggests it would be the best approach(i've done it in a few places when i'm not lazy), can be quite neat little box and then just use small cat5e cables on either end to plug them into switch/pc/dsl...
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Re: cat5 cable type
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2009, 05:52:22 PM »
Didnt know they where self crimping.  Could prob send you some bits and bobs in the post colly if you can wait a few weeks.
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