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What's the best type of RJ11 cable for broadband

  • 13-02-2006 11:59am
    #1
    ADSLUSER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,245 ✭✭✭


    Doe anyone know what's the best type of RJ11 cable for broadband and where to get it?I want to run a RJ11 extension cable from one room into another but wish minimize the noise from a poor quality cable.

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,558 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    Cat5e

    www.elare.ie


  • #3
    DemonOfTheFall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭DemonOfTheFall


    You'd be hard put to be affected by noise badly inside your house. You could always run at 10mbps instead of 100mpbs if you needed, it wouldn't make the slightest difference to the performance of your connection.


  • #4
    zuma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭zuma


    I have 30 metres of Cat5e running from the router->switch->PC1 and another 5 metres from router->switch->PC2.

    When I transfer files from PC1<->PC2 I usually get close to 10MBytes a second...which is very nice indeed.
    As BB in Ireland wont get anywhere near that speed for at least 10 to 20 years Im happy!


  • #5
    rymus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,819 ✭✭✭rymus


    assuming the OP is referring to phone cable and not network cabling; I've been using a bog standard 10m spool extension cable for ages and it's never caused a problem with my broadband. If you're not talking about phone cable with RJ11 connectors, what you're after is cat5 cable as mentioned above.


  • #6
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    It is irrelevent.

    Ingnore packaging on expensive cables in shops. You are likely connected to exchange by up to 5km of CAT3. or similar. Or even something worse (then 5km is unlikely).

    Just don't let dog/cat/baby/guinea pig chew it.

    Any CAT5, CAT5E or CAT6 shielded or unshielded with 8pin RJ45 will do up to 100m from ADSL box to PC network card.


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  • #7
    DonkeyStyle \o/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,145 ✭✭✭DonkeyStyle \o/


    ADSLUSER wrote:
    What's the best type of RJ11 cable for broadband
    Get the twisted copper ones, they rock!


  • #8
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭philologos


    CyberGhost wrote:
    Cat5e

    www.elare.ie
    cat5e is rj45 not rj11, hes talking about phonecables


  • #9
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    You can put 1 to 4 RJ11 connectors on a CAT5e cable. An RJ11 plug will also fit into an RJ45 socket. This is why Ethernet does NOT use the middle four pins.

    While 100 meters may be limit for 100Mbps Ethernet on CAT5, I imagine several km or more is limit for pbone on CAT5. It is a good cable for phone. The OP asked about cable :)


  • #10
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,558 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    Jakkass wrote:
    cat5e is rj45 not rj11, hes talking about phonecables

    woops...


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