maximum length for a LAN cable...?

[McTwistie]

Cat 6 is required for high level IPV6 (instead of IPv4) systems. Basically it is required for gigabit and multi-gigabit connections.

The official maximum cable length for Cat5e is 160m but you had better have the ultimate quality cable - 100m without a repeater is normal.

And any cable compared to wireless is Bliss.

Cheers

[shoey85]

for the record, MACs are no better or worse than PC's. it's just a perception MAC users have to make themselves feel superior to PC users because they are a minority.

lol i actually have both was just having a laugh ;p

[PO15KA]

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...

[McTwistie]

Here is an exact how-to for Wall-Plates

http://www.handymanhowto.com/2009/01...-home-network/

the "Punch Down" tool is called something else around here, but for the life of me I can't remember the right name - though I think it's the same as an old american telco ?

Cheers

[poita]

Kudrow, where are you?

he will know off the top of his head

[InsaneAsylum]

i was taught but a qualified sparky to have the cable on the inside and the wires pointing outward. then run a punchdown tool over it and it'll snip the ends off.

it doesn't matter if you use EIA/TIA568 A or B as long as you are consistent throughout the whole installation. ie. don't do A on one end and B on the other, otherwise it will result in a crossover.

[PO15KA]

Here is an exact how-to for Wall-Plates

http://www.handymanhowto.com/2009/01...-home-network/

the "Punch Down" tool is called something else around here, but for the life of me I can't remember the right name - though I think it's the same as an old american telco ?

Cheers

Thank you...

[PO15KA]

i was taught but a qualified sparky to have the cable on the inside and the wires pointing outward. then run a punchdown tool over it and it'll snip the ends off.

it doesn't matter if you use EIA/TIA568 A or B as long as you are consistent throughout the whole installation. ie. don't do A on one end and B on the other, otherwise it will result in a crossover.

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)

[AfterBurner]

KRONE is the punchdown tool name.

It's the manufacturer actually...

[InsaneAsylum]

KRONE is the punchdown tool name.

It's the manufacturer actually...

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