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Need some help choosing CAT5 cable....

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Ronstang

Lifer
My friend has a house that is completely clad in aluminum coated tin on all walls and roof and his shop 25 feet behind the house is of the same construction. Because of the metal cladding a wireless network to get to the shop is not going to work. I also need to make a run from the main builing to the shop. We currently have phome wire strung between two insulators,, one on each building according to code, about 15 feet off the ground.

Is there a shielded outside compatible CAT5 cable I could string with the phone wire to make this easy? If not, what is the best way to get the CAT5 from the main building to the shop? Can I run it down the outside wall in conduit?

Any suggestions on materials and methods to make this happen are appreciated. Thanks in advance.
 
It is not recommended to connect two buildings with copper. Even though it is probably rare, a static event could prove disasterous.
The cheapest method for connecting the buildings safely is still wireless, and place the router/Ap in windows with a view of each building. That cures the "metal wall" problem.
 
metal walls shouldn't completly block the signal. To block the signal, you need a faraday cage, which neither of those qualify as.
 
Ground potential difference between the buildings could be 15 or so volts. Ethernet is 1 volt. Difference would probably blow out your equiptment on both sides. Maybe a wireless router on the outside of building #2 with a cable to a hub inside?
 
The phone line is copper. It runs from one builidng to the next and has been that way for over a year with no problems. Not possible for wireless from the window of one building to another....no windows in the right places. I can try wireless with some of my extra equipment but I am not going to hold my breath as cell phones do not work very well in these buildings.
 
Drill a hole and use an outside-rated antenna under the eaves.

Don't run copper between the buildings.

And give up the thoughts of using shielded cable. Improperly terminated shielded cable is worse than "plain old phone wire" (i.e., not rated) for data. If you use shielded cable, then you also need end components that are made for shielded cable.

If you absolutely, positively, won't listen to good advise and decide to string cable, then make sure you also use "entrance protection' on both sides and OSP-rated cable. Cat5 rated entrances protectors are ~$US85 - 100.00 each. You should have entrance protection on that phone line too.

The protectors will help to bleed the static and cover close lightning strikes. It won't save you from differences in potentials or ground potentials.

Avaya makes 'em, there's likely to be some others.

...and, for the next anticipated group of posters: running the cable underground, in conduit or PVC, also requires (by code and common sense) entrance protection. You can use "regular" UTP instead of OSP (OutSide Plant) cable (regular UTP is not UV protected and will rot in daylight).

Good Luck

Scott

 
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