CAT 6/ 7 Where to get 100m

marine1 said:
I assume cat 6 is good quality and should be ok for home?
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Quality is more of a brand/manufacturing thing than which CAT standard you buy.

CAT 5a is more flexible then CAT 6 and CAT 7 the least so if you are installing in tight conduit 6 or 5a is better.
5a can do 1Gbps at 100m if installed correctly so should be good speed wise.


Then make sure you get proper copper and not CCA (copper clad aluminium). CCA can work but just save yourself the hastle and pay the extra.
 
I bought two cat6 boxes a couple of years back from geewiz and wired up my house.

They were quality and properly shielded when you cut them open.

Can’t speak for the current batch, but I haven’t had any issues in years.

As stated they do bend a more difficult so had to plan my routes properly.
 
PCWARITM said:
CCA is often labelled as solid too - that's more the solid core vs stranded (for flyleads) I think. There's alot of nonsense going around with cable these days.

@marine1 here you go:

solid-copper-cable | Scoop

Our solid copper cabling features a full copper core for maximum conductivity and reliable performance. Available in Cat5e and Cat6, these cables ensure stable, high-speed data transmission for homes, offices, and enterprise networks. Ideal for LANs, server rooms, and data centres, solid copper...
scoop.co.za scoop.co.za
I'd go with Cat6

And bear in mind it's different outer sheath (usually black) for outdoor UV friendly cable.


Also, if you're in a high thunderstorm area and you're running cable outside, you'll want FTP or STP (shielded cable) with shielded plugs and network switches with shielded sockets (easily confirmed - the socket has steel around it)

Unshielded sockets:

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Shielded sockets:

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Completely agree that stock sucks in SA. You should be able to easily find Cat 6, 6a and 7. 6a over 7 if you can get it IMO - 7 is very rigid by comparison and 6a supports 10Gbps over 100m. 6 supports 10Gbps over 50m so if your runs are 50m or less, 6 is fine.
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So this would be first prize:
scoop.co.za

Linkbasic 100m Shielded UV Protected Cat6 Cable

Linkbasic's TC-6100 is a 4 pair solid copper, Category 6 UV resistant, outdoor shielded cable offering protection for your network from devastating electrostatic discharge (ESD) attacks. This outdoor FTP cable has been developed to increase power handling
scoop.co.za scoop.co.za

Now what connectors work with this cable? Because as I understand it, you need proper Cat 6a connectors also
 
PCWARITM said:
CCA is often labelled as solid too - that's more the solid core vs stranded (for flyleads) I think. There's alot of nonsense going around with cable these days.

@marine1 here you go:

solid-copper-cable | Scoop

Our solid copper cabling features a full copper core for maximum conductivity and reliable performance. Available in Cat5e and Cat6, these cables ensure stable, high-speed data transmission for homes, offices, and enterprise networks. Ideal for LANs, server rooms, and data centres, solid copper...
scoop.co.za scoop.co.za
I'd go with Cat6

And bear in mind it's different outer sheath (usually black) for outdoor UV friendly cable.


Also, if you're in a high thunderstorm area and you're running cable outside, you'll want FTP or STP (shielded cable) with shielded plugs and network switches with shielded sockets (easily confirmed - the socket has steel around it)

Unshielded sockets:

View attachment 1883927

Shielded sockets:

View attachment 1883929

Completely agree that stock sucks in SA. You should be able to easily find Cat 6, 6a and 7. 6a over 7 if you can get it IMO - 7 is very rigid by comparison and 6a supports 10Gbps over 100m. 6 supports 10Gbps over 50m so if your runs are 50m or less, 6 is fine.
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@MTIRAWCP
 
Chris_Auc said:
scoop.co.za

Scoop 100m Box Cat6 CCA Grey UTP Cable

Scoop's UTP-6100C is a 100m Cat6 CCA UTP cable designed as a cost-effective network cabling solution. Each twisted pair is made from copper-coated aluminium with higher DC resistance than solid copper cable.
scoop.co.za scoop.co.za
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Please don't get CCA (Copper-Clad Aluminium) cable. It sucks and does not even meet standard.
 
marine1 said:
Sorry you are right so I definitely want to go cat6a but cant seem to find 6a connectors that are shielded

Can you maybe direct me ?
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Have you ever installed Cat6? It's a pain compared to Cat5e and likely won't make any difference.
 
PCWARITM said:
Doing Cat6a will give the installation legs. When 10Gbps is commonplace he won't have to replace all that cable.
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When 10Gbps is commonplace everyone will be running fibre on long runs.
Might even be cheaper to do already with the copper pricing shooting up.
 
Why am I so fking stupid and impulsive.
So I got the pure copper cat 6a F/FTP cable.
Great.
Then I needed connectors so I got them too.
Well this ain't gonna be easy because they are not pass through.
So I then already paid and left.
After asking Chatgpt about this it seems you have to be an expert to do this.
So I find CAT6A RJ45 Shielded Toolless Connector at geewiz.....have to wait for order. Hopefully tomorrow.
Why the fk didn't i just go with standard cat 6? Now I have 150m of this bloody stuff. Always making impulsive bloody decisions. :mad:
I speak to my guy who does my networking and cameras and he says no man its easy. I am like yeah thats what yiu say about everything
 
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