maximum length for a LAN cable...?

[AfterBurner]

lol i bought a cheap chinese knock off of the Krone punch down tool. looks exactly the same, works exactly the same but cost about $100 less than the real thing

I think Epay hav em for around $20 yeah... Not hard to get...

[Calibrated]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Punch-Down-KR...d=p3286.c0.m14

$8.76 including shipping.

[AfterBurner]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Punch-Down-KR...d=p3286.c0.m14

$8.76 including shipping.

There you have it - larfin..

[Kudrow]

Depends on the cable type you're using and there are set standards for cable lengths before you get signal loss. Same principle as your older TV cables.

Cables run through walls and ceilings are usually a little different from patch cables and "extension" cables.

[Kudrow]

KRONE is the punchdown tool name.

It's the manufacturer actually...

Krone is the brand.

Insulation Displacement Connectors (IDC) are the actual connector you are talking about. They are terminated with an IDC tool.

http://images.google.com.au/images?h...-8&sa=N&tab=wi

http://www.chinapans.com/images/idc-...9877601-87.jpg

[Kudrow]

Thank you... from the photos i included, can you confirm i have put the wires in the correct "slots" (i did follow the colour scheme as per B table)

I also need to let you know that what you are doing (DIY cabling of this sort) without a cabling licence is illegal.

The includes purchasing your own cable and putting the RJ45 ends on, terminating cable in RJ45 inserts in wallplates, or running any cable in a "permanent" method.

"Permanent" even means under the carpet.

[Kudrow]

OK, it's been a while but had to attend to other things around the house. got the Cat5e cables laid couple of weeks ago, have the necessary wall plates installed and so on.

now i have a bit of a dillema... how to patch\connest the cat5e cable to the "keystone jacks"

i have couple of pictures can you advise me which is correct way to do it.

first of all i was advised to follow the B pattern but i am a bit confused as some of my friends also stated i have to put the wires on the "outside" of the keystone jack and others advise me to put the wires from the inside of the keystone jack...

could you review the pictures attached and tell me which is the correct way?

this is the keystone jacks type i have, do i follow the A or the B ?


this is the cat5e cable i have


followed the B pattern from "inside"


followed the B pattern from "outside"


waiting for your advice.

PS> maybe i should follow the A pattern? but someone said its not used in domestic applications...

You need to keep as much twist in the cable as possible. You have un-wound the pairs too much. Also, the cable goes up the middle and out the sides, like the 3rd picture.

[Kudrow]

Depends on whether or not it's CAT5e or CAT6 cable..

CAT6 is better as the pairs are twisted = Lower loss...

You wouldn't wanna go more than 100m as Poita said, but 10m is a short run in any book...

AzzA

Lol, both Cat5 and Cat6 pairs are twisted. Cat6 has a tighter twist and has a spline in the middle.

[AfterBurner]

Krone is the brand.

Insulation Displacement Connectors (IDC) are the actual connector you are talking about. They are terminated with an IDC tool.

http://images.google.com.au/images?h...-8&sa=N&tab=wi

http://www.chinapans.com/images/idc-...9877601-87.jpg

Yah, correct, my bad... It popped into my head cos the one we have at work is actually a KRONE branded one & all the MDF/IDC blocks we use are also KRONE...

[AfterBurner]

Lol, both Cat5 and Cat6 pairs are twisted. Cat6 has a tighter twist and has a spline in the middle.

Guess i should be more specific in the geek threads huh... lol... That's what i meant but it didn't come out of my keybaord that way...