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Previously on "Quick question on Ethernet cables"

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  • Bluespider
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    Originally posted by Boney M View Post
    Think it flew tight over your head personally
    Well, considering this was in the technical professional forum, I assumed it to be a legitimate question.

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  • Boney M
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    Originally posted by Bluespider View Post
    gold rj45 connectors

    You know, the bits that hold it into the socket and don't actually have anything to do with the signal.
    You know, the bits that are designed not to conduct...
    Think it flew tight over your head personally

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  • LucidDementia
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    Originally posted by WTFH View Post
    Yes, the only thing I could see that made that cable different was that it was a flat cable. Otherwise, standard Cat5 would do the job.
    Flat cable? Buy a hammer. Amazing what a Cat5 will put up with. That cable is gimmick central.

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  • WTFH
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    Originally posted by LucidDementia View Post
    Maybe it's just me but I have Cat5 and 6 cables falling out of cupboards every time I'm looking for something. The idea of buying one makes me chuckle.


    Yes, the only thing I could see that made that cable different was that it was a flat cable. Otherwise, standard Cat5 would do the job.

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  • LucidDementia
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    Originally posted by Platypus View Post
    For runs less than 100m, what does cat7 give you? I admit I'd never heard of cat7 until reading this post.
    And who really runs more than 100m? (of cable)

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  • LucidDementia
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    Originally posted by WTFH View Post
    Money no object!


    Why spend £3.41 when you can spend £11.89?


    10m FLAT CAT6 Ethernet Network LAN Patch Cable Low Profile GIGABIT [007020] | eBay
    Maybe it's just me but I have Cat5 and 6 cables falling out of cupboards every time I'm looking for something. The idea of buying one makes me chuckle.

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  • Bluespider
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    gold rj45 connectors

    You know, the bits that hold it into the socket and don't actually have anything to do with the signal.
    You know, the bits that are designed not to conduct...

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  • Platypus
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    For runs less than 100m, what does cat7 give you? I admit I'd never heard of cat7 until reading this post.

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  • WTFH
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    Originally posted by LucidDementia View Post
    OT but it seems an expensive way to do a simple job to me...


    Money no object!


    Why spend £3.41 when you can spend £11.89?


    10m FLAT CAT6 Ethernet Network LAN Patch Cable Low Profile GIGABIT [007020] | eBay

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  • LucidDementia
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    OT but it seems an expensive way to do a simple job to me...

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  • VectraMan
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    Yes RJ45 at each end which I assume is what you're alluding to.

    And with gold connections at either end it'll make your internet experience much faster and smoother.

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  • WTFH
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    It says it should work like a normal Ethernet cable, and if it's Cat 7, then it should. (Cat 7 is compatible with 5e/6)

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  • OwlHoot
    started a topic Quick question on Ethernet cables

    Quick question on Ethernet cables

    Will this Cat 7 cable work between a router (or switch) and a PC, i.e. like a normal Ethernet cable?

    Or is it one of those fancy (or at least incompatible) cables that only works on the modem side, and won't actually plug into PCs?!

    TIA

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