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Home made network cables?


Chris Wilson

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I want to make some neat custom length network cables, and also add a network around the house and to the workshops. What sort of cable should I buy, and where's cheapest to buy a roll? I have the crimp tool for the connectors, but will need to buy more of the connectors themselves, where's best for these? Do you need any special tooling to terminate the wall sockets? Cheers. I am just networking Windows PC's and network printers, maybe one Linux PC, nothing exotic.

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Ultimate tip of the day for you Chris.

Buy twice as many network ends as you need.

You will not successfully crimp them 100% of the time. :)

 

Also id pick up a network cable tester (you plug it into both ends and it will confirm you have crimped it correctly.)

 

I get most of my stuff from CPC - it could be cheaper perhaps on ebay or something, but I dont like waiting for things, and they are a one stop shop.

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http://www.screwfix.com/p/network-cabling-kit/10346

 

We used to buy some really nice single rj45 surface outlet sockets from CPC, but just had a look on their website and cant find them now, but as a retrofit they were much smaller and tidier than the usual surface boxes. If I find them I will post a link up. Decent krone tool and decent crimping/stripping tool is a must though.

 

Here we are, found them. These make a nice alternative to normal size outlet box/plates and you simply punchdown the cat5 into them using a krone tool. They do a twin outlet version too.

http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-signal/psg08000/socket-surface-rj45-cat6-single/dp/CS16167?Ntt=cs16167

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I am using the ethernet over mains gizmos at the moment, save for one hard wired socket in a bedroom. They are a bit slow when shifting data, and with the place being a bungalow with empty roof space and conduit in the walls for radiator piping with room to feed cables down, and with me already having put in ducting to the 2 shops with a pull through in them, cabling won't be too big a job. The cabled socket in the bedroom is far faster and more glitch free than the ethernet over mains, which is admittedly clever and very easy :) After putting up a mile of fencing and digging in 1/4 mile of plastic water piping I think of this ethernet job as a bit of a warm and dry holiday for me :) Thanks for the idea though. `Er indoors says I need to do some work on the house though, not that putting in a network is perhaps EXACTLY what she had in mind...

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Thanks, how do these compare with a network cable though Johnny? Can't see any prices, either? Speak soon re the block, thanks for the PM :)

 

I run the 200Mbit version at home, I sustain around 72-74Mbit, so it's perfectly adequate. A pack of 3 will be around £125, so it's not bank breaking, but it does save a lot of hassle.

I'll give you a call next week, re block and injectors :D

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:thumbs:

 

Question - if you go for the adapter with 3 network connections - is the rated speed (200/500, etc) per port or per adapter?

 

I am also assuming that it is a shared medium rather than switched.

 

EDIT, ANSWER: its a shared medium with the rated speed on a per adapter basis rather than per port.

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Take it an N wireless set up would not be suitable? Network cable is a lot more of a stable method but if wireless is possibly it would be an easier option? (I am sure you have thought this through).

God I literally hate wireless network connections.

They work, some are fast - but if you can just use a cable - id just use a cable.

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God I literally hate wireless network connections.

They work, some are fast - but if you can just use a cable - id just use a cable.

 

:yeahthat:

 

In order of preference for me its :-

 

1) Wired Network

2) Home Plugs

3) Wireless

 

I use home plugs where ever possible and they are easily capable of streaming full 1080p from shared storage to media players, they were never intended for copying vast amounts of data where a wired gigabit network will win hands down.

 

Wireless should be kept for smart phones, tablets and some laptop use :D

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