Re: Re: cat5e stp or utp?

["Mark Harrison \(Yahoo!\)" <mph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ready-made PATCH cables - yes.

Ready-made cables for anything installed into walls - no.

I have to concede that the vast majority of patch cables I use were
acquired
for nowt, when a client did an office move, and had no use for the rack /
patch cables on the monday morning :-)

Regards,

Mark


----- Original Message -----
From: "s369180" <yahoo@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 4:46 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: cat5e stp or utp?


> > In most installs you will be fine with utp, stp only comes in
> useful if you have a "noisy" installation, ie there is lots
of
> electrical interference.
> >
> > stp is also more expensive and harder to work with, it's a lot
less
> maleable and utp just bends where you want it to.
>
> Thanks for the fast reply. I am not ready to rip up the floorboards
> and roll my own yet, first I want to get a few ready made cables. I
> am confused by the variety available at say, ebuyer. What are booted
> and snagless and assembled cable all about? Thanks.
>
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