i haven't looked at the cat5e/6 specs,. but i can see it giving you a
good number frustrations if one ff the couplers is bad. plus the link
you gave said that it is not for networking. and i know EM
interference is worse with networking then phone use (which it is said
to be designed for.) how long do you need the cable to be? i have a
spool of cat5e and some spare connectors.
On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 5:29 PM, Eben King <eben01@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Jun 2008, Chris Mathey wrote:
>
>> Eben King wrote:
>>>
>>> So I'm looking to get some couplers to join several short ethernet cables
>>> into one long one. They sell long cables, so I know there's no electrical
>>> or signaling problem with them per se. There might be extra loss through a
>>> coupler, or looseness if it really sucks. A lot of the couplers I run
>>> across imply or say right out that they're for phone use only, not
>>> networking. For example:
>>>
>>> http://www.iofast.com/product_info.php/products_id/1403
>>>
>>> Any straight-through 8-connector RJ45 coupler should work, right? It's
>>> no big deal to me if it drops to 10 Mbps. Is this merely a CYA move by the
>>> coupler manufacturer and/or seller?
>>
>> 50ft patch cords are $12.31 @
>> http://www.pcmicrostore.com/CBC.aspx?q=c:100080;b:0;kw:50ft;ps:100
>>
>> IMO, you are asking for frustration by using a bunch of couplers.
>> If you do, just don't let any network geeks see it, they might just
>> convulse. :)
>
> I'm prepared to bear their wrath.
>
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