RE: Supplier of CAT5 cable

[Nigel Orr <Nigel.Orr@xxxxxxx>]

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At 11:12 07/09/00 +0100, you wrote:
>Sorry to butt in, but I'm thinking of installing a 100MB switch and
running
>CAT 5 to various points around the house. There seems to be a big
difference
>in the price between stranded and solid. Is solid OK to use for this
type of
>application. I thought stranded was used primarily for fly leads ?

I understand stranded is slightly more expensive to manufacture, and a lot
more solid is made, so it gets cheaper still.

IIRC (though I don't have figures to hand), stranded has slightly poorer
performance (capacitance and NEXT?), so ideally should only be used where
flexibility is important.  Don't quote me on that last bit though...

But because solid is usually hidden in wall spaces, there isn't really
demand for different colours.  Each box I buy usually is a slightly
different shade of grey, which is sometimes useful for identification...

Nigel