cat6 soled or fluted

[alex_dose_stuff]

so i am having a hard time chousing betwen cat6 solled cable or the fluted stuff want to know what u use and would like some sudgestions

[MarvinKMooney]

What are you going to be using it for? And how far does that said cable need to go?

[alex_dose_stuff]

Just now, Viridian said:

What are you going to be using it for? And how far does that said cable need to go?

about 30m to 45m it for going throw my house and it to run my server leads it will be going throw walls and my roof

[MarvinKMooney]

 

3 minutes ago, alex_dose_stuff said:

about 30m to 45m it for going throw my house and it to run my server leads it will be going throw walls and my roof

Cat6 will be just fine try and find one with some shielding in it to help with any chance of crosstalk

[alex_dose_stuff]

1 minute ago, Viridian said:

 

Cat6 will be just fine try and find one with some shielding in it to help with any chance of crosstalk

sounds good my dude

[Oshino Shinobu]

If the cable is going to be terminated in a wall socket, keystone jack or any other punch down type connection, you'll want to go for solid core cable. If it's going to be terminated in RJ-45 (or another RJ connector) you'll want to use stranded cable. 

 

If crosstalk is a major concern, you'll want to use S/FTP cable, either solid or stranded core depending on the application, as mentioned above. If not, going for UTP can be a good choice as it's the easiest to work with, though it offers no shielding. 

[alex_dose_stuff]

1 minute ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

If the cable is going to be terminated in a wall socket, keystone jack or any other punch down type connection, you'll want to go for solid core cable. If it's going to be terminated in RJ-45 (or another RJ connector) you'll want to use stranded cable. 

thx no probs

[beavo451]

UTP or Unshielded Twisted Pair resists interference because if the pairs of wire twisted together. This is the most common type. 

 

Shielded cable adds additional resistance to interference, but the cables (or more specifically the shielding) must be grounded in order to be effective. If you don't know if you need shielded cables, then you don't need them. 

 

These cables come with solid core or stranded wiring. Solid wire is used for in wall/permanent installation. Stranded is used for patch cables. Stranded is more flexible and easier to bend than solid. Terminations like punch down connectors and RJ45 connectors both have different designs for solid or stranded core wires. 

 

I dont one know what you mean by fluted cable. 

[dalekphalm]

4 hours ago, alex_dose_stuff said:

so i am having a hard time chousing betwen cat6 solled cable or the fluted stuff want to know what u use and would like some sudgestions

Solid is generally used for long runs and backbone runs, through the walls, etc. It's not very flexible, but is stronger and has properties that make it better against interference, etc.

 

Stranded (I assume that's what you meant by fluted) cable is for patch cables - it's much more flexible, and great for using it as the last run to your device.

 

Though in most situations, you likely wouldn't notice a difference between either.

[leadeater]

4 hours ago, dalekphalm said:

Stranded (I assume that's what you meant by fluted) cable is for patch cables - it's much more flexible, and great for using it as the last run to your device.

Yea I've never heard it referenced as fluted either. Solid or stranded is what is commonly used and what the connector types are named as when you buy them.