Network cable Quality

[Blazer]

trouble free network cables,

all my desktop pc's are 10/100/1000 capable, some of my issues appear to be the low quaility cables i've been using, my runs are less than 50ft, what would be a better source for ready-made high quality cables.

soon ill put in place a home server to be used for backup imaging of the OS and data storage, the runs will be less than 50ft, with that in mind would a network setup using 1000mps really be needed ?

 

[spidey07]

Any decent category 6 cable should be fine as long as they aren't homemade. 50 feet is pushing it as far as the maximum distance of a patch cable which is 10 meters. If you still have trouble you should get solid core category 6 cable and terminate it in keystone jacks, then use a short patch cable on each end.

If you're having performance problems the most likely cause is cable and then a duplex mismatch (full on one end and half on the other). So make sure to leave all your NICs set to autonegotiate speed/duplex as well as any switch/router they attach to and avoid homemade cables like the plague.

 

[JackMDS]

To do it right .

For runs longer than 30 feet use Solid Core CAT6 terminated into toeless Keystone jack (can be installed into the wall or with surface mount box).

http://www.monoprice.com/produ...id=1044&seq=1&format=2

From the Keystones jacks to the network devices use regular commercially made CAT6 patches.
In reality solid core is sold in bog spool and a user can end up spending close to $100 on a cable that 90% of it he would never use.

Thus an End-User can try a regular long CAT6 (100feet is about $12), if it works OK and there is No significant lose it is a reasonable solution.

This is a good selection of CAT6 patches.

http://www.monoprice.com/produ...p?c_id=102&cp_id=10232

 

[Blazer]

thanks guys, with quaility cables i should be ok, i wont have but 1 25ft run.