you live, you learn: RJ45 plug

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DarthKermit

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#1666591 9-Nov-2016 15:19

When I started doing my home network a few years ago, I had five cables running back to a cupboard. That has slowly crept up to 20 now. And that's without winning any big Lotto prize.

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#1666595 9-Nov-2016 15:28

Yeah I only have a 6 way jack point in the cupboard and it's full, I still need at least 2 more points so it's time for a proper patch panel and probably a bigger switch too

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#1666601 9-Nov-2016 15:34

I just got a 24 port switch from PB Tech for $29. It's nothing that flash, but it handles what I want to do for now.

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#1666603 9-Nov-2016 15:37

DarthKermit:

I just got a 24 port switch from PB Tech for $29. It's nothing that flash, but it handles what I want to do for now.

10/100? man I could have given you a 48 port managed Cisco for nothing :D

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#1666608 9-Nov-2016 15:46

Anything else you want to give out?

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#1666614 9-Nov-2016 15:49

ubergeeknz:

DarthKermit:

I just got a 24 port switch from PB Tech for $29. It's nothing that flash, but it handles what I want to do for now.

10/100? man I could have given you a 48 port managed Cisco for nothing :D

Yeah, it's only a 10/100. I don't have much room in my cabinet so I had to pick a switch based on its small size. I got this one:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/computers/networking-modems/hubs-switches/auction-1197295824.htm

Even then, it was a tight squeeze.

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#1666635 9-Nov-2016 16:05

dolsen:
PaulBags: If I won 44 mil I'd rebuild the house, there'd be at least one cat5e jack on every wall

Not willing to splurge on Cat6?

To be perfectly honest I'd forgotten what the point of cat6 was - I'm still not fully on gigabit right now, and even dream shopping online all the 10gigabit nics I see are fiber.

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#1666639 9-Nov-2016 16:09

PaulBags:
dolsen:

PaulBags: If I won 44 mil I'd rebuild the house, there'd be at least one cat5e jack on every wall

Not willing to splurge on Cat6?

To be perfectly honest I'd forgotten what the point of cat6 was - I'm still not fully on gigabit right now, and even dream shopping online all the 10gigabit nics I see are fiber.

Upgraded shielding and a slightly thicker gauge of copper and a few other things.

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#1666661 9-Nov-2016 16:30

joker97: Anything else you want to give out?

the other old crap I collect which is of any use, I use :D

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#1673528 18-Nov-2016 12:08

TimA:

joker97:

ubergeeknz:

To keep things interesting as well there are 2 colour codes - 568a and b - and if you swap them at each end you get a "Crossover cable"

However, it should still work provided at least one end is gigabit, because GbE interfaces have auto MDIX

Worth noting that if you crimp your own ends there is little chance of testing to Cat 6 - but should be absolutely fine for GbE

ok. looking at the quality of the last crimp at one end i'd say likely not. the other end looks professional. but since my speedtests show 1ms/920/480Mbps i won't touch it for now ...

Over ethernet you would be looking at packet loss and latency over the speed.
A bad crimp can cause an unstable connection on a longer cable.

Im curious on this 920Mb/s speed test. That being an internet speed test?

And you need an 8c Cat6 type plug to ensure its going to work properly. Funny enough after doing a few of the cat6 plugs with the insert all the way up to the jacket, you will find they start looking neater than the cat5 ones.

Time to find a new industry!

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