Recommended Ethernet Cable Brands

[Tech9]

I only use bespoke, artisan crafted cables.

This guy, right?

 

[GHammer]

This guy, right?

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Oh, so you use the same guy.

 

[Tech9]

Yes, great guy! He did my new server rack. It's beautiful.

 

[coxhaus]

I would like to find pure copper cables not copper coated. I had a CAT6a cable from Amazon that did not like POE+ pushed across it. My Cisco AP ran hot and it was giving me trouble. I found another long cable that I freed up and the unit did not run hot anymore.

I will try to check out AT&T for cables if I can buy from them.

 

[GHammer]

Yes, great guy! He did my new server rack. It's beautiful.

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Wow! Much more artisan than what he did here.
My guy just finished the racks and is running the cable through the house now.

 

[follower]

I would like to find pure copper cables not copper coated. I had a CAT6a cable from Amazon that did not like POE+ pushed across it. My Cisco AP ran hot and it was giving me trouble. I found another long cable that I freed up and the unit did not run hot anymore.

I will try to check out AT&T for cables if I can buy from them.

Buy Commscope 1000ft bulk cable. They are proved and pure copper cables. Ebay is fine. I don't recommend SFTP cable. It's like a stick...I still have 1000ft...

 

[Clark Griswald]

@GHammer
You have me rethinking my home setup.
I really like the idea of not being encumbered by different colored cables.

 

[GHammer]

@GHammer
You have me rethinking my home setup.
I really like the idea of not being encumbered by different colored cables.

One less thing to ignore. I used to color code my cables, make the lengths exact for each run, etc, etc.
Fast forward a year, oops.

When it was my job, sure. Shucks, we used to use twine and bundle the cables nicely. At home, meh.

 

[Tech9]

All cables different lengths and colors, none marked - enhanced physical access hacker protection.