Will a 60-foot run of CAT-5 ethernet cable work?

[Ijaaz A. Ullah]

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Lennart Sorensen
<lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 01:22:59PM -0400, Yanni Chiu wrote:
>> I thought the box would be better too, for much the same reasons. I
>> installed a surface mount box. But for a single cable run (the "grand"
>> plan was for more than one), I don't think it's worth it. And, I think
>> making reliable connections at the box is harder than it looks.
>>
>> You can get much the same effect by using a two-way splitter, and
>> attaching it to the baseboard. I only thought of this later, sadly. The
>> one problem I see with using a patch cable is that you have to drill a
>> bigger hole to get the connector through.
>
> Many plates simply have a jack on both sides, so the connection is really
> simple to do.
>
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You can also look at keystones from monoprice.com (or locally) you
just match the colours on the back of the keystone and clip it in (no
tool needed), then plug the keystone into a plate.

BTW, you can get 1000ft of cable from factory direct for $60.  I've
used the cable before and have had no problems.

http://www.factorydirect.ca/catalog/category_list.php?cat=C110
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