going to get into wireing a house with cat5 what tools?

Esquire

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gonna buy box of cable, whats that tool i need criper? stripper?

any links?

thanks
 

Kelnoen

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I would follow Esquire and run CAT 6, not much more expensive and offers future proofing.

As for tools best off spending a little more on nice ones to prevent frustration.

You will need strippers obviously (woohoo, strippers).
I would recommend a front entry RJ45 crimp tool and some crimps/boots if you are terminating in cable.
Probably just a chroning tool (sp?) if you are going into wall panels.
 

spidey07

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firstly, do NOT crimp cable. It's most likely that you will fub it up.
secondly, cat6 and cat6 only.

The only tool you'll need is a punchdown tool to punch the wire into the jack. some wire scissors and whatever specialty tool is offered by the manufacturer to seperate the pairs would be nice.
 

Esquire

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ok, so ok spend a little more on a good tool, and stripper. 50.00 75.00?

i'd like to run them to wall jacks what are those called

could u link a few pictures...
 

Esquire

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what about the thing that looks like a vice grip, i want to make cat6 cable for internal use too, do i need a stripper then

whats a good price on cable?

100ft for 80?
 

spidey07

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Because it is the number one source of problems. homemade patch cables.

Over anything else that causes problems, this is the lions share of them.
 

jlazzaro

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Originally posted by: spidey07
I think it's the 4th rule of networking...

the ieee bumped it up to #3 just last week...

really though, buy them certified so you know its not going to be an issue...or at least not a likely one. Most jacks come with punch tools and such, so you shouldnt need anything else.

if your wiring a lot of jacks, or cant seem to get a connection on one despite re-punching multiple times, a simple continuity tester always comes in handy. they can be had for $5...ive even seen some for less.
 

ch33zw1z

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That's a sad rule, if you can't fabricate a functional cable...you need to put your tools in a box, sell them, and hang up your geek hat!

Seriously, I made cables years ago that are still being used right now...
 

nweaver

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Originally posted by: ch33zw1z
That's a sad rule, if you can't fabricate a functional cable...you need to put your tools in a box, sell them, and hang up your geek hat!

Seriously, I made cables years ago that are still being used right now...

as have I, but when it comes to network problems, you start at layer one for a reason (most common problem).

Buying premade cables saves an insane amount of headache, time, and money (yes, they are "cheaper", until you account for the time spent by a high doller network admin to make the cables, and the time spent for that high doller net admin to trace down troubles caused by said cables later, not to mention cost of downtime, etc)
 

ch33zw1z

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you are correct, but Esquire is wiring a house...and I'm assuming his own, or someone that wouldn't mind saving some cash. bottomline, if you take your time and do it right...it will work.

pre-fabs are great for what you're referring to, i'm not disagreeing!
 

tyanni

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I agree with nweaver - even if he takes his time, unless he does extensive testing of the cables putting them behind walls is a scary idea if you don't really know what you are doing.

Tim
 

Kelnoen

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IMO using premades is only really good for shorter distances or long accessible runs.
Running pre made patch cables around a house behind walls and in through floors is idiotic
As long as you have a decent testing tool with detacheable tester theres no problem.
 

WhiteKnight

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How long will it be before cat6 really becomes necessary? I'm starting a wiring project myself and I was planning on using up the rest of my 1000' spool of cat5e. I would go with cat6, but I have incredibly easy access to all of my wiring locations thanks to several crawl spaces, and I don't think it would take me more than one solid work day to rewire the whole house once I have this first run setup. I'm planning to leave behind lots of PVC conduit and pull strings.
 

Kelnoen

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If you have CAT5 going spare running this would be fine, unless you are planning to run very high throughput apps or transfer crazy amounts of data.