Network cable: solid, stranded and shielded?

[Toxin]

So what's the difference between them? I'm assuming that solid and stranded are both shielded?

Help please.

 

[RichardP]

Network cable is called UTP ... Unshielded twisted pair... its what you want to do with the cables, I prefer stranded but solid core has its place... Solid core cables cant take being moved alot and break quicker than stranded.

If you are puting a network cable from A->B is fixed and permanent to patch boxes, then I would use solid.... stranded I would use for flyleads.

 

[Person]

Solid supports high speeds for longer distance travel. ( Normaly fixed in a pos so that its not moved arround)

Standard is more your lan and pc to pc network cable ( it can take more of a beating)

 

[stoke]

I run an FTP cable underground to me neigbours.
FTP is shielded, and quite stiff [cannot do a 90 degree bend]

 

[Person]

I run an FTP cable underground to me neigbours.
FTP is shielded, and quite stiff [cannot do a 90 degree bend]

you mean UTP cable

 

[JazzeD]

shielded = STP

 

[mic_y]

btw, does anybody know minimum cable requirements to run a proper (not just 'doze reporting) GBE network? I have tried with CAT5e, and that didnt work too well, though the cable could have been buggered. Top transfer speed I got was 10MB/s.

Thanks for the tips

 

[Person]

btw, does anybody know minimum cable requirements to run a proper (not just 'doze reporting) GBE network? I have tried with CAT5e, and that didnt work too well, though the cable could have been buggered. Top transfer speed I got was 10MB/s.

Thanks for the tips

What network cards where you using? 10\100 or 100\1000 ?

 

[Scott]

or 10/100/1000

 

[Person]

or 10/100/1000

same thing as 100\1000

 

[stoke]

No ... FTP. I swear. Wanna see the reciept....
Okay ... mebbe me ears are not working properly.
Mebbe it's a VSC calbe ... Verified Solid cable.
Look at : http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/index.php?cPath=155_211

 

[James]

STP = FTP if I am not mistaken. FTP = Foil-covered twisted pair and STP is shielded(using foil) twisted pair.

 

[Toxin]

Personally I think you guys should take your FTP along with STP and move it to the GBE but leave the CAT5e alone.... that stuff will kill you.



Thanx guys got the info I needed.

 

[ghalied]

UTP currently the standard for 10/100, STP, shielded, foil covers the strands, minimizes the crosstalk and interference,commonly used in token ring topologies, cost a bit more, 10/100 - UTP more than enough, cat 5 and 5e only, UTP highly recommended, gigabit lan, use only cat 6, cat5e won't use the full cable bandwith. all comps on the network must have gig nic's,gig router/ switch for the network.

cable price will be higher is the outer shielding on the utp and stp cable is covered with pvc (cheaper) plenum (expenive), plenum must be used if your running the cables through walls. Plenum only starts burning at a much higher temp and doesn't release as much toxic fumes.

 

[Obelix]

To run GBE over longer distances > 30M need CAT5e. It has special twists in it and a "really difficult to make twist" in the plug. Less then 30M you should be able to get full network bandwidth. I do, with stranded UTP.

Then again meausuring network throughput with a windows type product is pointless. It just doesnt seem to be able to drive the network to its max. I did my speed test between 2 FC4 machines through 2 GBE switches and it pushed the wire to its max. My tests were with FTP, sending small and large files. I tried using SFTP ( SCP ) but the cpu got real busy when doing that and it slowed to less than 100Mbit speeds.

 

[James]

GBE is a myth, regardless of cable. Your HDD's and BUS will never cope with the full workload anyways.

 

[Obelix]

Maybe for your superslow mode 4 drives. My Sata's can take the punch.