[TriLUG] OT: home network question
Greg Brown
gregbrown at mindspring.com
Mon Jun 23 09:52:26 EDT 2003
A few months ago I purchased Cat 5e rated 10baseT cable to run some
home network cables. I have had nothing but problems with this cable
since I purchased it. At first I thought it was my crimper so I
borrowed another one. Then I thought it was my RJ-45 ends so I
purchased more of them. Problems persisted.
I finally broke down and bought a cable tester which appears to be
telling me that I have voltage jumping wires and causing all kinds of
problems. I thought this was nearly impossible working with only +5
and -5 volts but this is what the tester is saying.
The question is this: has anyone else purchased Home Depot Cat5e cable
and are you having problems with it as well?
Second question: where is a good local place to purchase some bulk
Cat5e cable without breaking the bank?
Greg
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