looking for >25' ethernet cable

i made a thread in classifieds, but this is more along the lines of where can i find it in stores rather than buying it from someone on t-dub.

[Edited on February 15, 2006 at 11:23 AM. Reason : ]

2/15/2006 11:22:49 AM

http://www.cablewholesale.com

2/15/2006 11:24:36 AM

best buy has a makeyour own kit for like $40-$50 i think.


It's a 50' length too, or something.

2/15/2006 11:24:44 AM

10X8-02125
CAT6 Cable, UTP, with Molded Boot, Gray, 500MHz, 25 ft $7.08

10X8-02150
CAT6 Cable, UTP, with Molded Boot, Gray, 500MHz, 50 ft $13.20

[Edited on February 15, 2006 at 11:27 AM. Reason : 50]

2/15/2006 11:26:31 AM

i should know this, but what is the difference between cat5 and cat6?

2/15/2006 11:29:00 AM

^^^ yeah, bestbuy (hell, any retail outlet) is a ripoff for ethernet

[Edited on February 15, 2006 at 11:29 AM. Reason : carrots]

2/15/2006 11:29:09 AM

speed

cat6 is what ncsu uses now but cat. 5 is standard among single users

2/15/2006 11:30:03 AM

so cat6 would work fine with any outlet then? i'm trying to run a cable from my room to the living room for my xbox 360. sounds like it'd work.

2/15/2006 11:31:17 AM

If I remember correctly, the best buy kit had a crimper and a couple RJ-45 connectors in it.


Still a ripoff, but you can get it faster than ordering over the interweb.


and yes, cat6e will work in your network.

[Edited on February 15, 2006 at 11:32 AM. Reason : lollerskates]

2/15/2006 11:31:38 AM

yeah i would prefer just being able to go pick something up after work today. i'm impatient like that lol.

thanks for the info. if anyone knows of a deal similar to the one posted above that i can get locally, let me know.

2/15/2006 11:33:33 AM

500' Cat5e - $40
RJ-45 Crimp Tool - $40
Package of 50 RJ-45 Plugs - $25
Never having to worry about needing to get patch cable ever again - priceless.


also, you might pick up some modular wall data jacks if you want to make it look good.

[Edited on February 15, 2006 at 11:42 AM. Reason : .]

2/15/2006 11:40:36 AM

or, instead of spending $105 on a shit-ton of cable i don't need, i can just find someone who has and give them like $5 for what i need.

2/15/2006 11:43:52 AM

yea, i was just showing a way to get it very cheap, if you had the time to wait

[Edited on February 15, 2006 at 11:45 AM. Reason : make a thread in classys]

2/15/2006 11:44:58 AM

bookstore has 25' cat 5e cables for 11.99 and 50' cables for 17.99

Still more expensive than making them yourself... but much cheaper than bestbuy.

2/15/2006 11:45:46 AM

yea the bookstore has good deals for cables -b/c ComTech hooks up departments w/ cables for ncsu use super cheap & the bookstore hooks up students w/ cables for a higher price, still cheap though )

2/15/2006 11:52:02 AM

Quote :

"so cat6 would work fine with any outlet then?"

yes, the difference between it and cat5 are the way the wires are twisted. For your purposes, there won't be any difference between it and cat5.

lowe's sells cat5 cable for a lot less than breast buy/circuit shitty/compusa.

2/15/2006 12:01:58 PM

katrina was a 5

2/15/2006 12:05:33 PM

Wolf, try TWW Search if you don't get an immediate answer here. I know kylekatern used to do it, and there are others as well who have advertised they will do it.

Going rate was (is?) $0.25/ft. Bookstore prices look like $0.36/ft for the 50ft and $0.48/ft for the 25ft. Your call how cheap you need/want to do. I'd just the pay the extra $6 if its something you need immediately and 50ft is long enough.

[Edited on February 15, 2006 at 12:11 PM. Reason : .]

2/15/2006 12:09:34 PM

Just get it on eBay. They are dirt cheap there.

2/15/2006 12:12:03 PM

thanks for the info, i'll check the bookstore.

2/15/2006 1:11:22 PM