RE: Supplier of CAT5 cable

["Don McAllister" <donmc@xxxxxxx>]

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Nigel, many thanks for your help. I hadn't thought of channeling the floor
!
Hmmmmm

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nigel Orr [mailto:Nigel.Orr@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 07 September 2000 12:51
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Supplier of CAT5 cable
>
>
>
> BTW, why do some people's postings get adverts at the top, and some
get a
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> blocking the ads?
>
> At 12:03 07/09/00 +0100, you wrote:
> >What's the best way to conceal all theses cables ?
>
> Under floorboards :-(
>
> >. I have solid floors downstairs
>
> :-(((
>
> >and don't really like the idea of hacking a channel in the walls
> >and redecorating each room.
>
> How are existing cables run (to sockets etc)?  Are there any pipe runs
to
> radiators?  Are the walls solid, cavity or stud partition?  Solid
> is worst
> of all, but uncommon in recent houses.  Stud partition are internal
> non-loadbearing walls, with plasterboard or lath and plaster covering
a
> wooden frame.
>
> If walls are solid, it might be easier to lift the carpet, make
> channels in
> the floor for conduit, and concrete over them when you are done. 
Sounds
> drastic, but it's much easier to cover up afterwards than wall
> decoration!  If that's how the mains cables have been run, use your
angle
> grinder with care :-)
>
> You can't really run cat5 alongside mains cables, but if you follow
the
> mains ones, it might suggest routes to you.  Cables are usually
> quite happy
> running along plumbing, though it's best to avoid hot pipes as
> 'good practice'.
>
> >How easy is it to terminate CAT5 into RJ45 wall boxes?
>
> I think you just need a punchdown tool, but I've not fitted my network
> cables yet and it's a couple of years since I last fitted some at
> work.  IIRC, they are coloured on the back of the socket to match
> the wire
> pair coulours, so you just punch them down.  I've used a '2A' type of
> punchdown tool (as used for BT sockets and Krone terminals) in the
past,
> not sure if that is the 'official' tool.
>
> >Any generic guidance or hints and tips on wiring RJ45 would be
> appreciated.
>
> Have a look at http://ha.orrs.net,
for my retro-wiring guide.
> There's some
> info there of my own, and links to other useful wiring guides
> (they're all
> US-biased, which is why I added my own info).
>
> Nigel
>
>
>
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