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Cat6 wiring in home, some questions

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Devistater

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I just purchased a 1000' roll of cat 6 wire from compgeeks for about $55. I'm going to be wiring some outlets in my house and I have a few questions. First, any cat 6 wiring tips, or links to sites that explain some things? I'm really just wanting to wire for the future since at the moment I just have 10/100 equipment. But I dont want to screw it up so bad that its impossible to get gigabit speeds out of the cable 🙂 I know I need to buy cat 6 sockets for the walls I'm going to put them in. Any suggestion for a place that has inexpensive networking equipment in small quantities?

Also, you just wire cat 6 like cat 5 right? In the TIA 568A wiring order?

Thanks guys!
 
You wire it just like CAT5 or CAT5-E.

As far as using TIA 568A goes, you should always use TIA 568B - at least that's what Cisco says in their CCNA Network Academy course.
 
Devistater, go do some research on the installation requirements for cat5e, and make sure to follow those for cat6. There are a lot of rules that are important to signal quality (for example, bend radius, keeping away from other lines, how much you untwist before termination) and people often play fast and loose with them. If you aren't careful about how you install it, you may lose much of the benefit from cat6 vs. cat5e.
 
Originally posted by: cmetz
Devistater, go do some research on the installation requirements for cat5e, and make sure to follow those for cat6. There are a lot of rules that are important to signal quality (for example, bend radius, keeping away from other lines, how much you untwist before termination) and people often play fast and loose with them. If you aren't careful about how you install it, you may lose much of the benefit from cat6 vs. cat5e.
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Yeah I was reading levitons online guide. Lots of good info in there about wiring.
http://www.levitonvoicedata.com/learning/wiring.asp
I can do large radius bends its not a problem in the attic. I'll be carefull about the untwisting part, I know its LESS than 1/2" is the standard for cat 6. Cat 5 was 1/2"
I dont think I'll be going too near power lines, perhaps near some lines in the attic, not sure. Is that going to matter that much though with house wiring?
 
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