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Looking around with all the sales and found the Cat 6 cables seemed to be online exclusive pricing.
Also includes cross over cables.
Dick Smith - 15m Cat 6 Patch Cable $6.79 + Post
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I had such a bad experience with cheap Cat5 from eBay. For some things - never go cheap. (but this looks good)
Yah, got some 20cm cat5e patch cables from ebay to go from my port switch to patch panel and they were shocking. I could pul them apart with little effort and many struggled to sustain a gigbit link. I ended up using the solid core cat5e that was used to wire the house to make my own patch cables with a $4 msy crimper and it's been happy days since.
Cheap eBay crap is rarely, if ever, actually rated properly. They just chuck cat5 in the description or on the cable. Seen "cat6e" before; that rating category doesn't even exist (there's only cat6 and cat6a).
I'd hope DSE would at least have properly rated stuff, and you can return it if it's wrong.
Total cost with delivery for me came to $11.74
Found an ebay listing with 20m for $11.88 hereGood deal depending the length you want.
Edit: Apparently eBay is a bit risky when it comes to network cabling. Better to go DS for the same price.
Well I bought about 4 x 10m and 1 x 15m last time they were on clearance… not sure if they are exactly the same, but I would be pretty sure these would be better than xyz generic off eBay.
Thanks I got 3x15m cables together and the postage didn't increase.
3 x Dick Smith 15m Cat 6 Network Cable $20.37
$4.95 Delivery Fee
Total $25.32
exactly the price same as videoman
got 3 as well
These should be good for POE and HD security cams yeh?
Damn,i just bought 15m cat 5 cable from Jaycar tonight for $25.. wish I saw this earlier.
Stupid Q. that I'm hoping someone can give a quick simple and correct answer.
What cable would I use for built-in / in-wall wiring that terminate into wall plates
ie PC <-> regular cable <-> wall plate <-> in-wall wiring <-> wall plate <-> regular cable <-> PC
OR Router <-> regular cable <-> wall plate <-> in-wall wiring <-> wall plate <-> regular cable <-> RouterI'm thinking regular, not cross-over, for the in-wall wiring but am no longer sure.
If you are networking a PC to PC use a crossover cable, router to PC a regular one.
If you want a gigabit network, the in-wall wiring should always be solid core CAT6 or CAT6A wire.
Two reasons:
- solid core wire has less attenuation per meter than stranded wire, and attenuation is very important at the signalling speeds of gigabit networks. The lower the overall attenuation, the higher the reliability of the network.
- wall plates are designed for solid-core cable. The jaws that cut through the insulation and make contact with the wires are spaced to suit solid-core wire, and while stranded cables might work with them, there are no guarantees. The strands may just squish together and still have a layer of insulation preventing the jaws from making electrical contact.In respect to point a) how does it being in the wall make any difference compared to just running along the floor or whatever. I can understand if strands versus solid might makea difference but it would make a difference in our out of the wall?
as for point b) I am specfically using these cables with wall plates that accept the plug, so there is no splicing at all. In fact I understand it is illegal to splice your own without a license? By using properly terminated cables into wall plates you dont have to worry about solid or split core at all?
Comparing in-wall to running along the floor, no difference electrically, although in-wall cables are required to be at least 30cm (I think) away from mains cables. So if you run the cables along the floor, and they are beside mains cables, it's possible that you could get interference from the mains cables. Seems pretty unlikely to me.
Main difference is cosmetic, and the walls also provide mechanical protection against cable damage.
I have read briefly into when cabling licenses are required, and when they are not. It seems that a cabling license is only required if the cable will be hidden from sight, like in a wall. This is to stop people from doing things like running network cables inside the walls, right beside mains wiring. Someone comes along later and wants to hang a picture on the wall, so they drive a nail through the network cable and into the mains cable, making the network cable lethal.
This is not legal advice, you should check on the cabling licensing requirements yourself.
That's a mighty long 'patch' cable lol