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RJ45 Cable

Ros Man · 2005-09-07 15:09:25

Hi, Where would I get approx 30-50m of RJ45 to connect my router to pc. Do B&Q/Woodies etc do this type of cable. Thanks

07-09-2005 4:09pm

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Ros Man

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Hi,
Where would I get approx 30-50m of RJ45 to connect my router to pc.
Do B&Q/Woodies etc do this type of cable.
Thanks

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#2 07-09-2005 4:11pm

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RJ45 is the plug on the end of the cable, the cable its self is CAT 5/5e/6/etc.

B&Q do do it but not sure if they do lengths that long.

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#3 07-09-2005 4:14pm

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Ros Man wrote:

Hi,
Where would I get approx 30-50m of RJ45 to connect my router to pc.
Do B&Q/Woodies etc do this type of cable.
Thanks

I actually got about 50m from a local hardware shop!!!

€0.25 a metre!!!

Major shops like above will charge up to €1 a metre so try the local hardware/electrical shop.

BTW.
RJ45 is the ethernet connection...you need Cat5e cable.

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#4 07-09-2005 4:20pm

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Thanks for the speedy response and the clarification.
Is it difficult to put the RJ45 connectors on the end of the Cat5e cable or is it better to buy it pre connected.

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#5 07-09-2005 4:22pm

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Its not hard but u need a criping tool to do it and they are normally €10+ at least.

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#6 07-09-2005 4:26pm

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Ros Man wrote:

Hi,
Where would I get approx 30-50m of RJ45 to connect my router to pc.
Do B&Q/Woodies etc do this type of cable.
Thanks

Try This lad Galwaydude18 he can make it up for the required length u need

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#7 07-09-2005 4:28pm

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Ros Man wrote:

Thanks for the speedy response and the clarification.
Is it difficult to put the RJ45 connectors on the end of the Cat5e cable or is it better to buy it pre connected.

Crimping is easy enough with a bit of patience.

I suggest you borrow a crimper from the shop you get your cable from and do it yourself.
Cheapo crimpers are not the easiest to use and can lead to bad crimps!!!

Read up on 568A/B and "straight through wiring" for instructions.

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#8 07-09-2005 4:29pm

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My crimper cost 45euro in maplins....
Go to this thread and you can order custom lenghts

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=219447

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#9 07-09-2005 4:32pm

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zuma wrote:

Read up on 568A/B and "straight through wiring" for instructions.

or just put the wires in the same order on both ends

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#10 07-09-2005 4:42pm

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egan007 wrote:

or just put the wires in the same order on both ends

God no!!!

They are twisted pairs for a reason.
Spread apart some Cat5e and you'll see that 2 of the 4 pairs are more tightly twisted than the other 2 so as to overcome transmission losses.

Its just easier to follow proven standards.

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#11 07-09-2005 4:50pm

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zuma wrote:

God no!!!

They are twisted pairs for a reason.
Spread apart some Cat5e and you'll see that 2 of the 4 pairs are more tightly twisted than the other 2 so as to overcome transmission losses.

Its just easier to follow proven standards.

I have a 10Metre cable running across my attic using the matchup method and have never had any problems

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#12 07-09-2005 4:53pm

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Have you tested it for packet loss? 10m isn't alot anyway.

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#13 07-09-2005 4:57pm

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Peats have cable alright if you want 300m of it.

This is the crimper i used
http://www.peats.com/cgi-bin/shop/db.cgi?view=1&id=5168&type=6&sid=1157910x0

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#14 07-09-2005 5:04pm

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egan007 wrote:

I have a 10Metre cable running across my attic using the matchup method and have never had any problems

Crimp 60-80metres and tell me that the "matchup method" works then???

Im not trying to be an assh0le, but people follow the proven standards!
This is a good site:
http://www.lanshack.com/make-cat5E.asp

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#15 08-09-2005 1:23am

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Pardon the blatant ad....but you won't find an RJ45 crimper for Eur 10......and if you paid Eur45.....try me next time. My employer provides them to Eircom, so they're less than that....email me.....

As for the cable - all elec wholesalers sell it now.....by the roll or metre...and it's cheap...

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#16 08-09-2005 3:57pm

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zuma wrote:

God no!!!

They are twisted pairs for a reason.
Spread apart some Cat5e and you'll see that 2 of the 4 pairs are more tightly twisted than the other 2 so as to overcome transmission losses.

Its just easier to follow proven standards.

Cat (5|5e) has twisted pairs within an outer sheath. A small amount of un-twisting is required (and within spec) to crimp or punch-down the cable (termination). I hardly think he was going to untwist the full length of cable!

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