LAN and Telecom Cabling

Looking for advice on Telephone / Network System within UK

Hi, Am looking for some advice on a system able to cope with approx 500 extensions with some 90 lines in. Ideally I wou...

6 comments posted 21yrs

posted by smorris

6 comments posted 21yrs posted by smorris

Convert old Coax RG59/6 to Cat 5 while wiring house -- possible?

Hi all, This probably isn't possible, but I thought I'd ask anyway. I'm rewiring my home for cable TV and broadband for...

9 comments posted 21yrs

posted by rlangly

9 comments posted 21yrs posted by rlangly

Recommend a punchdown tool?

Greetings all, Can anyone recommend the best 110 style punchdown tool for the money? I don't need the best of the best....

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posted by dirtft

4 comments posted 21yrs posted by dirtft

Wiring Modular Furniture

I need to order cable and mounting hardware for 30 cubicles with 1 voice and 2 data jacks per cubicle. Is there standar...

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posted by bsimon

17 comments posted 21yrs posted by bsimon

Vertical Support

Ok, I should know the answer to this, but I haven't delt with it much, and need some other oppinions. Setting the stage...

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posted by jtodd5dot1

3 comments posted 21yrs posted by jtodd5dot1

J-Hooks

I'm going to be shooting wires into the concrete ceiling to support J-Hooks and have a few questions: 1) How close are...

7 comments posted 21yrs

posted by bsimon

7 comments posted 21yrs posted by bsimon

wiring 11 Maine summer cabins for Internet

Greetings, My family has 11 cabins spread out along a 1/4 mile stretch on a lake in Maine. They have asked me to help t...

32 comments posted 21yrs

posted by google

32 comments posted 21yrs posted by google

Average Length of Cat5 Run

Late yesterday afternoon, I won my first bid for a wiring job and now need to order a bunch of cable. I will be wiring...

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posted by bsimon

20 comments posted 21yrs posted by bsimon

newbie cabling question

My step-sister and her husband recently moved into a house. They said the last owner was a computer guy. He had network...

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posted by brandonweinberg

5 comments posted 21yrs posted by brandonweinberg

500' Ethernet Segment Over RG6--Possible? Practical?

We have a client with a requirement to extend their Internet access from their home to their business office in a barn...

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posted by bob

13 comments posted 21yrs posted by bob

RJ45 to 110 Cross-Connects

I'm planning the wiring for new office space. 125 Cat5 cables for voice (plus 125 for data) from the offices will termi...

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posted by bsimon

8 comments posted 21yrs posted by bsimon

Recommend me a Crimper - AMP vs. GMP

Just need a good quality tool for some *makeshift* crimps - RJ45 & RJ11. The GMP Tools is a bit pricey but it feels rea...

7 comments posted 21yrs

posted by endor37

7 comments posted 21yrs posted by endor37

Long patch cables vs. patch panel

Hello, I have two rows of servers and fiber must come from one row to another row to connect to the core switch. Does a...

4 comments posted 21yrs

posted by jfigursky

4 comments posted 21yrs posted by jfigursky

10-Gig fiber color

Is anyone up to date on the standard color for 10-Gig 50/125 fiber? I believe that Aqua was on the table - was it passe...

7 comments posted 21yrs

posted by geoffrey.sayer_at_boeing_dot_c

7 comments posted 21yrs posted by geoffrey.sayer_at_boeing_dot_c

DSL wiring through patch panel or direct?

I am having DSL service started next month, so I am in the process of preparing the wiring. I've bought a POTS splitter...

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posted by garypch

15 comments posted 21yrs posted by garypch