any cat 5 cable installers in Cork

proshop

Does anyone know of someone who can connect Cat 5 cable in cork city area,
I have cable running from my router in the hallway up to the attic and in the attic i have seperate cables running into every room, just need to put a junction box there and someone to connect them.

pistolpetes11

proshop wrote: »

Does anyone know of someone who can connect Cat 5 cable in cork city area,
I have cable running from my router in the hallway up to the attic and in the attic i have seperate cables running into every room, just need to put a junction box there and someone to connect them.

You need an ethernet switch by the sounds of it , you would pick up a cheap enough one online 4 port switch should do you ,

This may get moved as I dont think its the correct forum .

White Heart Loon

proshop wrote: »

Does anyone know of someone who can connect Cat 5 cable in cork city area,
I have cable running from my router in the hallway up to the attic and in the attic i have seperate cables running into every room, just need to put a junction box there and someone to connect them.

Buy a crimp tool and a handful of RJ45s on Ebay. Watch a Youtube vid, practice a few times then go for it. It's not that hard and it's great knowledge

proshop

White Heart Loon wrote: »

Buy a crimp tool and a handful of RJ45s on Ebay. Watch a Youtube vid, practice a few times then go for it. It's not that hard and it's great knowledge

took a look at the you tube clip, looks like a good idea

Oscarziggy

In my previous life spent a lot of crimping plugs onto CAT 5 cable.
An invaluable tool was also a tester --- plug a remote gizmo into one plug and another gizmo with leds on the other end plug .
Press a button and each individual wire is tested --- worth it's weight on gold to make sure each crimp was a good 'un.
For one cable it might not be worth it .......
Regards

jpb14

Oscarziggy wrote: »

In my previous life spent a lot of crimping plugs onto CAT 5 cable.
An invaluable tool was also a tester --- plug a remote gizmo into one plug and another gizmo with leds on the other end plug .
Press a button and each individual wire is tested --- worth it's weight on gold to make sure each crimp was a good 'un.
For one cable it might not be worth it .......
Regards

The "gizmo" is called a set of "modtaps".
It tests all 4 pairs and 8 wires in sequence and tells you if a pair or wire is damaged or missing or if you have a crossed pair or several crossed pairs.
You can also use a Fluke tester but at over 1000 euro for it its a bit of overkill for a few runs of structured cable.

Oscarziggy

jpb14 wrote: »

Fluke tester but at over 1000 euro ......

1000 euro ?
Na --- I prefer one of these ...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ETHERNET-NETWORK-CAT5E-CABLE-TESTER/dp/B007CJUEDA

Regards

jpb14

Oscarziggy wrote: »

1000 euro ?
Na --- I prefer one of these ...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ETHERNET-NETWORK-CAT5E-CABLE-TESTER/dp/B007CJUEDA

Regards

I allready refered to your "gizmo" as a set of mod taps.You need to read the post again.;)
A Fluke tester is a specialized digital cable tester that is used when cables and terminations need to be passed and certified for businesses and large scale clients like the clients I sometimes work for,Paypal,Ebay,Ulster Bank,BOI,Tesco and DAA.
Modtaps will surfice for a domestic instalation.

Oscarziggy

jpb14.
I am head bowed,corrected and sitting on the naughty step with "dunce" cap on !!!

Regards.

jpb14

Oscarziggy wrote: »

jpb14.
I am head bowed,corrected and sitting on the naughty step with "dunce" cap on !!!

Regards.

No problem.Enjoy your Saturday night.

proshop

Have ordered the crimper, tester and RJ45's so gonna give it a go myself...probably not gonna be easy but we'll try anyway.

Thanks guys

Agueroooo

proshop wrote: »

Have ordered the crimper, tester and RJ45's so gonna give it a go myself...probably not gonna be easy but we'll try anyway.

Thanks guys

You will be surprised at how easy it is. just take your time.

be careful when stripping off the outer shield that you dont nick any of the inner cores/colours.
It a common problem and can cause the copper strand to snap without you seeing it, and when you put on the RJ45 head it breaks...near impossible to see when crimped, and can be an arse to troubleshoot.

by the sounds of it you just need to crimp a RJ45 heads onto the ends of all the cables that you have ran.

*NB*
make sure both ends of each cable are crimped in the same sequence.
I dont know if you said one end had already a RJ45 head attached?
Its no big deal if it has, or not.

There are two different crimping standards 'A' & 'B' you can use either but each end of the cable must have the same.

here is a diagram:




so just pick either of the above (A or and use on both ends of the cable you ran.

when you have all cables with heads attached then just plug them into a cheap network switch (you will need a power socket for the switch) and you then have a complete network.


I renovated my home recently and ran CAT6 cable (x2) to each room (x7) and all back to a cabinet upstairs..I spent a whole evening crimping away, and trust me CAT6 is a lot harder to crimp than CAT5

paulhardman

Agueroooo wrote: »

I renovated my home recently and ran CAT6 cable (x2) to each room (x7) and all back to a cabinet upstairs..I spent a whole evening crimping away, and trust me CAT6 is a lot harder to crimp than CAT5

Amen to that, doing the same myself at the moment, 4x CAT6 to each room although invested in a patch panel in the cabinet so less crimping and more punching :cool:

OP - good luck, practice makes perfect and you will get there in the end. Buy plenty of RJ45s though, you will end up throwing a whole lot of them away!

its fukt

Do not use T568A, always use B. A is only used for the other side of a crossover cable. A will work, but isn't the correct one to choose, it could cause problems later, best get it right.

watty

Yes Use B!

Agueroooo

its fukt wrote: »

Do not use T568A, always use B. A is only used for the other side of a crossover cable. A will work, but isn't the correct one to choose, it could cause problems later, best get it right.

watty wrote: »

Yes Use B!

Ooops

luckily I always followed 'B' but that is more a fluke.

didn't mean to give bad info OP.