[TriLUG] OT: home network question

[Ian Meyer]

greg-

i went online to shopper.com, the c-net service, a few months ago, and 
was able to get a hundred feet (i think) for around $20. it was belkin 
cable, and i remember that on their website (belkin), the cable was 
something like $75, but i got it somewhere else for MUCH less.

good luck
ian


On Monday, Jun 23, 2003, at 09:52 US/Eastern, Greg Brown wrote:

> A few months ago I purchased Cat 5e rated 10baseT cable to run some 
> home network cables.  I have had nothing but problems with this cable 
> since I purchased it.  At first I thought it was my crimper so I 
> borrowed another one.  Then I thought it was my RJ-45 ends so I 
> purchased more of them.  Problems persisted.
>
> I finally broke down and bought a cable tester which appears to be 
> telling me that I have voltage jumping wires and causing all kinds of 
> problems.  I thought this was nearly impossible working with only +5 
> and -5 volts but this is what the tester is saying.
>
> The question is this: has anyone else purchased Home Depot Cat5e cable 
> and are you having problems with it as well?
>
> Second question: where is a good local place to purchase some bulk 
> Cat5e cable without breaking the bank?
>
> Greg
>
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