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Should I use STP cat 5 or UTP cat 5
here's a suggestion, terminate both ends before the outside run into a dvo or jack connector and then run a patch cord on the exterior. This way you will only have to replace the 4' to 5' patch cord when it fails instead of the whole run. It's not a reccommended proceedure but under the... -
Cat5 Certification equipment
If you are willing to purchase new then get demo's on the equipment. We had been shopping for over 4 months and had decided on the omniscanner2 but after getting a demo on it and the wirescop350 which was our 2nd choice, the wirescope 350 won out for a lot of reasons. Getting your hands on the... -
Long conduite runs causing problems??
Has anyone experienced fail results when cat5E or cat6 is run in long conduite runs. I've heard of only 1 so far with cat6. When it was pulled out & run outside the conduite it passed. Unfortunately I did not find out which pararmeter it failed but I would assume cross talk or return loss...
