Ethernet Cable Atricles

[samplenhold]

Many folks have questions about what cable to use. This article explains the different cables, the construction, and their standards:

What Kind of Ethernet (Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a) Cable Should I Use? (howtogeek.com)

This article discusses faulty cables. Many folks post threads asking about connectivity issues and this article discusses some of those problems:

Is Your Ethernet Cable Faulty? Signs to Watch Out For (howtogeek.com)

 

[TonyR]

Good read ^^^^ !
IMO, about the only thing missing is some good info (for those that don't know the differences) about the right jacket for specific applications and why ( CMX, CMR, CMP, outdoor-rated, UV-rated, direct burial, etc.).

 

[Teken]

Good information and would add everyone should have basic tools to help identify a bad cable or when making cables. I just picked some of the hardware that people use with good results from Amazon:

Klein:

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Fluke:

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Noyafa:

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Below are tone and probe kits to help isolate individuals cables.

Klein Tone & Probe:

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Fluke:

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Noyafa:

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[Flintstone61]

Tester? I don’t have no stinkin tester, Hombre, we don’t have to show you any stinking Testers!
Ok I should have one but i don’t. I used up a box of 50 over the past couple years. 2 bad terminations. 1 was a miswire, and the other was a mystery.

 

[Teken]

 

[tigerwillow1]

"you will want to use shielded cable for areas with high interference and running cables outdoors or inside walls."

I'm a several thousand foot violator of the shielded cable in walls and outdoors part.

 

[TVille]

"you will want to use shielded cable for areas with high interference and running cables outdoors or inside walls."

I'm a several thousand foot violator of the shielded cable in walls and outdoors part.

I'm pretty sure that is a big club! I only have about a thousand feet.

 

[Teken]

"you will want to use shielded cable for areas with high interference and running cables outdoors or inside walls."

I'm a several thousand foot violator of the shielded cable in walls and outdoors part.

The vast majority of time this isn’t a huge factor in a residential setting. The same can’t be said in a industrial environment where three phase or high voltage is present.

When people talk about the same for direct burial cable or overhead. Distance matters along with the incidence of lightning. If people who live in lightning alley choose to ignore industry standards and best practices along with not using any form of grounding / SPD.

This is why the economy is so great! Because these people keep making the same mistakes over and over again and spend gobs of money to replace the same!

The wiring infrastructure is just one of several things that are part of a larger system. If people can’t even buy the correct cable never mind (Earth) ground / use SPD’s to protect the line.

You’ll continue to see and read why X switch, camera, NVR, is shit.