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From: ISOHaven on 16 Jan 2006 17:47
I just threw a laptop up there and ran some ping tests from a few lines.
Results are the same as any other machine with 2 splices. So that third
splice isn't affecting it in anyway. It's been just over a year since the
move.

35,000 <1ms


<thehick(a)canada.com> wrote in message
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> "We moved a department about 200 feet and left the old cables. We
> just spliced in extentions. All those machines run fine using
> gigabit connections"
> You sound like a hacker. Splices are a bad idea because they
> get hidden in walls. Plates and other types of connections
> are usually very visible. This is for long-term support reasons.
> And I shudder when I hear someone say that their network
> is good because it "works". It'll could work fine and still
> be near failing. I like to hear that tests were run and they passed.
>
> having said that, the OP is talking about a home network,
> not a business. It doesn't matter!
> ...thehick
>


From: DaveW on 16 Jan 2006 19:15
Just beware in your attempted fix: Cat 5 cable is very finicky about
passing data uncorrupted if it isn't perfect.

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DaveW

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"Dave Smith" <dog-rem-(a)cox.net> wrote in message
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> My dog chewed up a section of cat.5 cable from my router to a
> computer. Really. Now that we've eaten the dog, I have to repair the
> damage. The cable is routed through the ceiling of the house and I
> REALLY don't want to do that again, so I'm hoping I can just get
> another length of cable and splice it to the existing one. Is the
> color coding of the wires uniform? If so, can I just solder the wires
> together (insulated of course) or is there some reason that approach
> won't work. I know there are kits for putting new connectors on
> cables, but I'd rather not invest in one for a one time repair.
>
> Thanks very much for any help.


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