Give me a saw any day....

[ballibeg]

Spent my morning wiring a cat5e cable into my network. Cursing is not the word! It's an armoured cable only needing two male rj45 connectors to bring broadband to the new shed. What a fiddle! First the armour springs open, then you have to cut the pairs to size, untwist then the insert them into a tiny connector before crimping. Big hands and small wires don't mix.

 

Thankfully the little access point WiFi device works a treat so I can be happy the shed is now 'connected'!

 

Back to big things,

 

Dave

[TGB]

How long was the run? Brief search pulled up a 30m CAT5e with pre assembled ends for less than £5 inc. postage.

[ballibeg]

85m long buried 1m underground!

 

Dave

[TGB]

That sounds like a fun day digging.

[agrimog]

should have hedged your bets ballibeg, at least a cat5e, or even a cat 6 for future proofing, you might have to repeat the fun in a couple of years

[NFG]

Hi

 

85m? should easily get wireless connection with a decent access point at that range.

 

well done for persevering tho.

 

N

[ballibeg]

I'd go cable over wireless any day, faster, and more reliable. Had digger to run power line in so shielded armoured network cable joined it!

 

I considered cat6 but read lots like this http://www.cabling4less.co.uk/downloads/CAT_Cable.html and rejected it.

 

Dave

Edited January 11, 2014 by ballibeg