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Cooling your cable area..
This is slightly off topic, but related. We have a series of racks that are positioned properly, but the a/c units are off at an angle. The net result is heat buildup in between the rack rows. It's a...
 
What is the part number for the 110 equiv of a 66 block?
Is there an analog to the 66 block with 110-type punchdowns? What is it called? Assuming there is, can one do cross-connects that are CAT5e or even CAT5-compliant?
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CAT6 HOME WIRING
I have 20 home run cat6 wires in my basement. I was planning to connect all 20 cables to a patch panel, 4 of the 20 cables will dedicated for voice. In order to get voice I was planning to use cat 5e...
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Home Network Run Issue - Unsure next step
Just had a guy run my house with Cat5e. I was expecting to get this: got this: - I wanted patch panel, instead they're just punched down to a board. My plan was like this... Cable modem --> router -->...
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cat 5 cable with a strong jacket ?
I've had cat5 cable in the past whose jacket tended to break. It was 30M of so-called patch cable. Was stranded. i'm wondering if solid core cat5 cable tend to have stronger jackets. Or if some cat 5...
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armored cable assemblies?
Any suggestions for an economical source of preterminated, armored/Interlok singlemode cable assemblies? 12 or 24 strand, SC or MTP connectors.
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Proper, clean cable management (howto)
I'm looking for some reference about how to do cable management "right". In all my years as a sysadmin, I never really figured this out. And I've an opportunity now to build out a new lab *and* clean...
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Best place to sell cable?
Where would the best place to unload a box of cat5 plenum, outside of ebay, be?
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Home Networking Advice
Greetings, I've been scouring the net for what bits and pieces I can. But I want to verify my choices. I want to wire my house with Gig E. I will install wall jacks in 6 rooms, each with 6 ports. 4 of...
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Need help please
I need to terminate 10 RJ45 sockets (in my house), so is there any link wich describes how to use KRONE tool? Also I have cat5e patch wih are some 3ft too long, so can I cut them to size nd terminate...
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Please provide detail instruction for home Voice & Data lines setup
Hi, I am planning to use "Leviton Cat 5e 6-Port Voice & Data Module 47603- C5" to setup my home Voice/Data lines (wall jack with phone and data lines connected to router). I am using cable for...
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Data (Cat6) and telephone (Cat5e) lines on the same patch panel
I've read various posts that seem to touch on my questions, but not knowing all the lingo I'll ask anyway.... I have 18 lines of Cat6 (will use for data) and 18 lines of Cat5e (will use for phone) all...
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Recommend UTP termination tools
I need a custom length UTP cable for isolated Firewire over CAT5 inside a piece of industrial equipment. Right now I have a 3 foot patch cable looped to fit, but a 2.5 foot custom cable would dress...
 
Cat53 cable with Phone line plug built-in?
In my house we have cat5e ran to every room where there is a wall plate, where the 4 pairs are split into two sets - one for phone and one for data. Downstairs in the basement we have a patch panel,...
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OM3 patching on OM1 cable?
Hi Can anyone tell me if there is practical adverse effects using OM3 fibre patch leads to connect equipment to OM1 cabling? At a very basic level I would think the receive leg would be degraded as...
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