Best place to buy RJ45?

chrisjones · 10-12-2006, 11:56

My every lovely Girl Friend has converted an old pantry area in our house into an office for me as and early Christmas Prezzy - need to run some RJ45 from the living room to the new 'Office' to connect the PC to.

Wheres the best place online to order?

Cheers.

Paul K · 10-12-2006, 12:12

What length of cable is required and does it need to be ready terminated? Wireless router might be a better option depending on layout but physical cable is more foolproof lol

MovedGoalPosts · 10-12-2006, 12:13

Probably going to be expensive what with delivery costs, for such a small quantity. You might be better off with a quick trip to your local high street store for a long ethernet cable.

Online I've used Screwfix in the past. Other alternatives might include Maplins.

10-12-2006, 12:36

if your connecting pc to pc then you will need crossover cable, if your going through a router then just standard straight cable will do.

Try aria http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductsList.asp?Name=rj45

punky · 10-12-2006, 12:44

Ebuyer do very cheap cable. They actually do 15m Cat-6 (which is Cat-5 compatible, upto gigabit speeds), for only a couple of quid. That's like 45' of cable.I have one, its very good. They also do slim cables for going under doors, etc, for about the same price.

fireman328 · 10-12-2006, 12:52

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Originally Posted by Rob

Probably going to be expensive what with delivery costs, for such a small quantity. You might be better off with a quick trip to your local high street store for a long ethernet cable.

Online I've used Screwfix in the past. Other alternatives might include Maplins.

Have You Voted Yet? - Are you happy with your current NTL:Telewest Broadband?

There is no option to for us poor saps trapped on 1 meg by a PACE box in the poll

MovedGoalPosts · 10-12-2006, 12:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by fireman328

Have You Voted Yet? - Are you happy with your current NTL:Telewest Broadband?

There is no option to for us poor saps trapped on 1 meg by a PACE box in the poll

Wrong thread - and there is an option - the 512k, etc

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Matthew · 10-12-2006, 13:30

Pop down to Maplin and get what you need if you have on near by.

Halcyon · 10-12-2006, 22:56

I've always used Cable Universe.
Very fast and efficient service.

www.cableuniverse.co.uk

Aragorn · 11-12-2006, 07:39

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Originally Posted by Halcyon

I've always used Cable Universe.
Very fast and efficient service.

www.cableuniverse.co.uk

cableuniverse for me as well - only 1.99 for postage on small cables and very good prices (eg <ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£1 for USB cables and standard RJ45). IIRC you can get a 10m RJ45 for under ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£5.

Graham M · 11-12-2006, 09:30

Sorry to be pedantic but the cable is called CAT5, CAT5e, CAT6, UTP, STP or whatever you choose to use, it's the connectors that are called RJ45 (which stands for "registered jack")

HTH

janipewter · 12-12-2006, 02:36

The most common type of Ethernet cable is Cat5e UTP. STP is slightly more expensive and probably won't be of use to you unless you're running it through your loft or something. As Zeph correctly stated above, RJ45 is the name of the jack on the end of these cables, the case is similar with twisted pair telephone cables; they use RJ11 jacks.

For your situation, you'd probably be better off going to a local electronics shop to just buy a length of Cat5e or Cat6 cable, some places will just have huge reels of it and they'll cut you whatever length, stick the connectors on the end and charge you peanuts, depending on the length.

12-12-2006, 10:27

Don't forget - if you buy cable and RJ45 separate - you are going to need a crimp tool.

---------- Post added at 10:27 ---------- Previous post was at 10:25 ----------

Nearest Maplin Store to: Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Maplin Store (click for more details) Distance away

Leeds Superstore 13.2 miles
Bradford 16.1 miles

chrisjones · 12-12-2006, 10:33

Thanks for the replies, jobs sorted now - helpfull forum member local to me had 15 metres going spare.

janipewter · 16-12-2006, 03:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by lsainsbury

Don't forget - if you buy cable and RJ45 separate - you are going to need a crimp tool.

---------- Post added at 10:27 ---------- Previous post was at 10:25 ----------

Nearest Maplin Store to: Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Maplin Store (click for more details) Distance away

Leeds Superstore 13.2 miles
Bradford 16.1 miles

Yep, you can pick up an RJ45 crimping tool for a tenner at Maplin.