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    External CAT5e Networking?

    Hi All,

    My first attempt at playing with CAT5 and holes in walls... so I hope you can help.

    Background:

    The BT Master Socket is in an extension surrounded with Metal Girders and the signal from the Wireless router won't reach upstairs. To avoid a hefty £150 fee to move the socket i'd like to run some cable. I could use a repeater but cable's more reliable.

    The Router is currently in the Hall. What I want to do is drill a hole to the left of the front door in the hall and one in the wall of my second story room and run a CAT5e cable externally along the wall (6metres) - and then put an ethernet plate on both ends on the inside wall.


    Questions that I hope you can answer for me:

    • Would the (comparitively cheaper than external) CAT5e survive outside? - Only needs to last a few months.
    • What do I use to seal the drilled hole around the cable on the outside to protect against wind?
    • What kind of clips do I use to clip the cable to the side of the House?
    • And when I need to remove the cable - How easy is it to fill the holes as if there was nothing there? And How?


    Thanks for all the help

    Dan

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    Re: External CAT5e Networking?

    1) It'll do fine for a few years but it'll degrade, the sheathing isn't designed to withstand the elements, a mix of heavy rain and sun will particularly screw it up, since it only has to last a few months, there'll not be much extreme sunlight so you wont have a problem. Cat6 may be a little tougher still.
    2) Silicon will do.
    3) Any clips that'll hold it down will be spot on.
    4) just fill it with regular filler and level off the hole with some plaster. Or you could even fill the hole in entirely with plaster.
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    Re: External CAT5e Networking?

    Quick and Simple.

    Thanks for the pointers.

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    Re: External CAT5e Networking?

    I have had some patch cable outside for 5 years and its still ok! Not what I would have normally done but as I test I thought I would give it a go.
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    Re: External CAT5e Networking?

    Cat 5e outside at home - in direct sunlight/rain for something like 7 years, zero problems, gigabit speeds no worries.
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    Re: External CAT5e Networking?

    Use silicone sealer to seal the hole, make sure the hole you drill is a few mm larger then the cable so that the silicone has something to bind to. Cable clips can be a right royal pain to hammer in so what I tend to do is use a small drill bit to drill a hole where the clip is to go, put in a rawlplug, squirt some silicone sealant in it and then hammer in the clip.

    I've heard of people running normal cat5e but I went the whole hog and got some external cat5e cable, also remember if you're going to putting face plates in then make sure the cable you get has solid conductors as they are easier to punch down into the face plates.

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