best place to buy cables

SOSAGES · 03-11-2004, 16:31

Hi all - anyone have any suggestions on the best place online to get some CAT6 (1000) network cable? have a new switch and some 1000nic's in some pc's so figure id better use them

Thanks in advance.

Dave Stones · 03-11-2004, 16:37

www.cableuniverse.co.uk is who i use

Halcyon · 03-11-2004, 17:33

This place does a whole range of cables for all equipment:

http://www.leadsdirect.f9.co.uk/

SOSAGES · 03-11-2004, 18:02

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Originally Posted by Dave Stones

www.cableuniverse.co.uk is who i use

with a name like that u cant go wrong

zoombini · 03-11-2004, 18:36

velly cheap at www.ardelectronics.co.uk

SOSAGES · 04-11-2004, 11:02

Thanks all, on all pages i check they all sell cat6 or cat5e (im probably ater 5e) but i cant figure out if they are normal network cables u see i have a switch and various pc's i just want to take a wire from each pc to the switch and job done yet reading all the descriptions of the cables they are all "patch" cables now this seems to suggest they are just for short jobs like patch panels etc what i need is 10-20 m's of cat 5e cable (not wanting to make it my self) is i buy for example http://www.datacommsdirect.co.uk/pro...eria=&PT_ID=72 and get the 10m one will that do the job?

also https://sslrelay.com/s75376715.onean...dex.shopscript 30m version still called a patch cable -

very confused

any help would be great

Gareth · 04-11-2004, 11:47

Not much use for anyone not living in Swindon, but I've always found CamLab (just round the corner from House of Fraser... opposite the Railway cottages and the old Museum) to be very good.

danielf · 04-11-2004, 12:26

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Originally Posted by SOSAGES

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very confused

any help would be great

Yes, Patch cable is what you want. ebuyer aren't expensive either.

SOSAGES · 04-11-2004, 15:20

so just cos they call it a patch cable in no way means it is short and used in patch panels .. funny old world

Millay · 04-11-2004, 16:35

A patch cable is a 5e or 6 cable or the lower specs, but with a connector on each end, If you want a cable to go ointo the back of a patch panel and then to a wall socket, you want loose cable. but if your plugin into a switch then straight into a nic, you want a patch lead...

SOSAGES · 09-11-2004, 12:03

thanks for all the help -

just one more question

i have a load of network face plates that live in trunking i took these off our old 100 network setup, basically all the pc's plugged into the wall face plates and then went through trunking into a patch panel/switch setup ... Im wondering for 1000 based networks do i need special wall plates? or will the old ones do?
anything i should be looking out for on them to indicate the speed?
i would test but sadley no GB devices yet

from my reading some have a 5e Module in them - so i assume that would mean it can do 1000 and my older ones probably dont have a 5e module.

SOSAGES · 09-11-2004, 12:06

oh one more (sorry) what sort of cable is best for cabling 2 LAN points in the same trunking together? Solid or stranded ?

Millay · 09-11-2004, 15:33

Yes you want a 5e module, but it normally isnt a problem, as thery are normally well within limits to run 1gb. ive never had any problems, I think problems would come when running cat6!

unless your running some extreme lan system, stranded is probably easier/cheaper... but heres a link for you

http://compnetworking.about.com/libr...s/blfaq014.htm