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Robin Faichney (robin@nospam.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: I've only networked PC's in the same room, using readymade patch cables,
: but now I have upstairs and downstairs flats to contend with.  I've heard
: that making connections is a big deal.  Can someone reassure me that if
: I buy some wall sockets and some cat 5 cable, with ordinary DIY skills,
: I should be able to put a reliable network together?  Is there a special
: tool required?

Provided you get the connections right :-) I cabled up this house and work,
so it must be easy - however I am colour-blind so I had my daughter make the
connections :-)

Seriously, the important thing is to use the right pairs in the right places
and to keep the twist going to about 0.5 inch of the IDC (insulation
displacement connectors) used in the wall plates. 

You will need an insertion tool, a proper one costs about 25 GBP, but a
cheapie provided/available with DIY telephone wiring kits will serve.

When installing the wiring, make the curves (not corners) in the cable as
large a radius as possible 2 - 3 inches is much better than 1/2 inch.

There is (was) a whole treatise on CAT 5 wiring on the webb pages of some
US .edu - I don't have the URL to hand but I found it from a web search. 

HTH


Geoff
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