Posts Tagged ‘cat 5 cables’

December 24 2008

Lenght Cable Installation Network

Network cabling installed problem often comes by someone untrained in the requirements still results in cable installations in excess of the maximum allowed 100 meters. The cable may simply be too long. If the cable is simply too long, look for coiled service loops that the installer may have left and remove one or more. Service coils in ceilings and walls were common (and useful) at the time of Category 5 cable, but coiled cable causes various crosstalk problems with Gigabyte and 10 Gigabyte Ethernet.

October 9 2008

Simply Build Home Network

Even now that multiple computers within a single home are common, some people have relatively uncomplicated needs for their home networks. The systems are often not networked, with file transfer being done by means of “sneaker net”, or copying files to and from a CD or by sending files via email.

This is a great time to build your own home network, if you have always wanted to. The costs and the complexity of the systems are lower than ever. Just getting past the technical terminology used is the biggest barrier for many new home network builders. The equipment you’ll need is pretty simple. You’re going to need Cat-5 (or Ethernet) cables for a wired network.

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