[TriLUG] Need 300' Cat 5

[Paul McLanahan]

I've used http://www.cablewholesale.com for my audio cable needs and they've
been great. They sell bulk Cat 5 and Cat 6 as well. I don't know if they'll
be cheaper than Lowes or Home Depot, but they're worth a look.

Paul

On Jan 16, 2008 5:13 PM, Brian Henning <Brian.Henning at datadirect.com> wrote:

> Isn't 300' the maximum run length for Cat-5?  Be prepared to have to put
> a repeater of some sort (read: cheap hub) somewhere along the length.
>
> If you need 300', might as well go ahead and buy a spool of 500'.  Then
> you've got leftovers for your next big project.  Your local big-box
> hardware store may not have the best price, but will probably have the
> cable.
>
> ~B
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
> Behalf Of James Tuttle
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 5:05 PM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: [TriLUG] Need 300' Cat 5
>
> Hi,
>
> Anyone have suggestions about where I might be able to buy 300' of Cat5
> on the cheap?  Time to run some cable for my new network camera to catch
> my new prowler, hopefully.
>
> Jim
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