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Originally Posted by Hondaracer
So in our house I ran a bunch of cat5e prior to renovations etc. I ran two lengths which kind of snake their way through the house up into my office which run approx 80' to the Shaw Hitron modem in the living room.
For the two configurations in the office I want to do this:
Modem - punch block wall plate - patch cable
Which configuration should these be in? T568A or B?
Does it matter that I am going to modem - punch block - then the patch cable? Do I need a crossover cable for this?
I wired them both the same just with direct plugs, and currently I am getting a signal but a very weak one, barely detecting the >10mbs connection at the PC which seems kind of strange because in my experience typically this stuff either works as it should or doesn't at all?
Sitting in the same spot where the PC is I get 150+ MB/s over wifi
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I've ran network cables at work and at home, and what I find to work the best is to use quality CAT5e/CAT6 cables and CAT5e/CAT6 male/female ends. I terminate ends with proper punch down or chip tools for good connections. If I don't get the desire speeds, I usually just replace the ends. Cables are rarely the problem, unless they are outside sitting in the elements.
From my experiences, up to 300 feet cables are good for 1GB speeds. After 300 feet, speeds tend to drop to 100MB.
For the A or B termination configuration, just pick one, and keep it consistent throughout your place.
You only need a crossover cable if you are connecting a device to another device which both are meant to be end-point devices. For example, if you are direct connecting a computer to another computer or a computer to a NAS, you will need a crossover cable. However, newer NICs nowadays will auto-detect, and you don't need a crossover cable. What can I say, I'm old school...