[ILUG] OT - Sorry. - running cable through a house.

[Niall O Broin]

On 21 Jan 2008, at 12:15, Darragh wrote:

> Is the process of connecting RJ45 cable to a patch panel / socket
> difficult to explain?  I cant do it for obvious reasons but I'll  
> need to
> get someone to do it in the next few weeks.  I'm sure the  
> electrician will
> be able to route it through the walls etc however connecting it is
> probably not something he's had to do before.

Really for a once off, you're best getting somebody with experience  
to do this, and do your best to verify that they really do have the  
experience and the knowledge. A friend of mine recently had a major  
extension done on his house, and decided that he'd get Cat6 cabling  
installed throughout, but unfortunately he wasn't specific enough  
about what he wanted. He has dual socket faceplates installed all  
over the place, but instead of there being twin Cat-6 cables to RJ-45  
sockets (which is what he wanted, but sadly didn't PRECISELY specify)  
the electrician installed ONE Cat-6 cable and split it between two  
RJ-61 sockets. And to boot, he didn't label anything :-(

So, know what you want, and make sure your contractor does too.

> Also, any idea where I'd pick up a Krone tool?

Others have told you, but a better question may be "Do you really  
want one?"



Niall