#Cat6

2026-01-25

To answer my own question after researching most of today:

We are just going to use the CAT6 terminations/ends - the custom CAT 7 terminations by the company consortium is overpriced BS (IMHO)

#networking #homenetworking #ethernet #ethernetadapter #computers #termination #networktermination #patchpanel #keystones
#cabling #networkcabling #network #networktermination #network_management #cat6 #cat7

2026-01-25

Question: Now that I have the #CAT7 & #CAT6 ran in the house, do I splurge for the CAT 7 termination/ends, keystones, panel, etc. or do I just use the CAT 6 that I have on hand/procured?

I ran both to the drops, now to terminate - wall plates & patch panel. procured shielded CAT 6, started shopping for CAT 7 and the sticker shock for someone who is unemployed.... :skull_mindblown:

#networking #homenetworking #ethernet #ethernetadapter #computers #termination #networktermination #patchpanel #keystones
#cabling #networkcabling #network #networktermination #network_management #cat6 #cat7

ใฟใปmihocosp@mstdn.jp
2026-01-16

๐Ÿ˜ผ๐Ÿ˜ผ๐Ÿ˜ผ๐Ÿ˜ผ๐Ÿ˜ผ๐Ÿ˜ผ

#CAT6

2026-01-04

I hope this is the right place to ask, but there is this TV/Radio antennae plug in our Den - Unfortunately it looks like someone cut the line where it comes out of the house near the old TV antennae mast. Any suggestions on fixing/leveraging this for DTV and/or FM antennae for my component stereo setup that I am planning to put back up? The lower plug on that faceplate is so dam weird..

It appears to be ladderline wiring inside - do I reconnect and use for a FM or Ham radio, or do I use it to pull through some COAX & CAT6 to connect the DTV & FM antennae? ๐Ÿค”

EDIT: I pulled the faceplate and plug off, and it is ladder line inside. The plug is a Wineguard model T32-U which only had the TV/FM connected the lower UHF plug was disconnected - and neither had the ground connected.


#ladderline #broadcast #networking #networkingTech #SOHO #homeOffice #nerdsOfVintage #happyNerding
#computer #tech #linux #BSD #computerHistory
#retro #retrocomputing #retroComputers #WallOfRetro #retroTech #retroTechnology #upcycle #restore #TechnologyRepair #WasteNotWantNot
#happyNerding
#computer #tech #computerHardware #laptop #laptops
#upcycle #restore #reuse #RepairReuseRecycle
#IT #ITsupport #hardwaresupport #computerrepair
#retroNetworking #homenetworking #HAM #ham_radio #tv #radio #fm #fm_radio #antennae #home_improvement #home #homeRepair #CATV #coax #cat5 #cat6e #cat6

A face plate with two non electrical connectors, the one on the top has three holes and the note TV/FM above it. The lower connector has a plastic rectangular block of unknown use.A face plate with two non electrical connectors, the one on the top has three holes and the note TV/FM above it. The lower connector has a plastic rectangular block of unknown use.Junction box in the wall with two ladder line wires sticking outA Wineguard T-32U for TV/FM and UHF connectors, with the faceplate. This would go over the junction box in the wall with two ladder line wires inside would be connected to the leads.
Matt Knight (KN6HTM)matt@knight.fyi
2025-10-22

Finally finished pulling all the CAT6 (non-conduited) permanent links (29 in total) in our 350sqft guest house and have just about finished a 1,000ft box of cable. This is going to be one well connected building!

#homeautomation #networking #ethernet #diy #truecable #selfhosted #cat6

DeinFollower ๐Ÿ˜ทjbr_IC@social.tchncs.de
2025-09-05

@schenklklopfer
#xlr ist ja nicht #cat6 oder sowas, sondern einfach nur strippe fรผr mikro oder so.

kann eigentlich nicht sein.

I know some people might use a video camera with a CAT5/6 cable to import the RTSP video stream into OBS but theses are usually video surveillance cameras that have some limitations.

#CAT5 #CAT6 #RTSP #RTMP

A CAT5 network cable on a white background.
Daniele Verducci ๐Ÿง‰penguin86@social.ichibi.eu
2025-04-21
No matter how much you plan, you WILL need to pass another #cat6 #cable for #ethernet
In this case, I have two #PoE devices (a camera and an access point) and I don't want to spend 100โ‚ฌ on a PoE passthrough switch (plus the energy it will consume from now on...)

#homeimprovement #network #cabling #rj45 #homeautomation
2025-04-19

Nach Jahren der Aufschieberitis jetzt im Urlaub endlich die Garage gepatched. Mal sehen ob die Motivation noch fรผr die Wallbox reicht. Kein WLAN an stationรคren Gerรคten!1!
Leider hab ich kein Hรคndchen fรผr Glas. Alle bei Sanierungen verlegten Kabel sind von den Handwerkern irgendwo beschรคdigt worden. Also muss es #cat6 tun.

Code of Amor ๐Ÿ’˜codeofamor@codeofamor.net
2025-01-18

@ricci I didn't have to do nearly as many and I was compelled to come up with this amusing mnemonic to ensure I did the colours right every time.
#t568B
#cat6

An intentionally terrible hacked meme featuring the faces of Viva La Dirt League's Bodger and Greg of Honeywood. A coloured mnemonic to remind me of the correct order for Cat6 cable crimping. It reads: 
with orange 
obsidian 
we grind 
blades 
while blue 
greg
warms brown 
broth

This corresponds to:
white orange, 
Orange,
White green,
Blue,
White blue,
Green,
White brown,
Brown

And is the order that untwisted cat6 wires are crimped into connectors in the T568B standard. 

Picture also shows depictions of the mnemonic as bodger the blacksmith grinds blades and Greg warms broth
2024-10-09

Oh Toto. ๐Ÿ‘€

And the MAGA want to kill off weather.

But now, climate change threatens to make these #storms worse, and new science makes the case for a Category 6 that begins when #winds exceed 192 miles per hour. Five different storms that all formed in the past nine years would fit this designation, and to brace for more, scientists are planning to build a new #hurricane lab to test these so-called #Cat6 hurricanes.

nationalgeographic.com/environ

2024-10-07

Categories of hurricane: Here's what #hurricane ratings mean - CBS News is there a #Cat6

cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-cat

Code of Amor ๐Ÿ’˜codeofamor@codeofamor.net
2024-09-19

This is the shortest patch lead ever. ๐Ÿคฃ
#cat6
#cablewrangling
#cablemaking

A category 6 8-wire Ethernet patch lead, with grey insulation and boots, with the usual clear acrylic crimped plugs on each end. The plugs and boots make up half its overall length.
Code of Amor ๐Ÿ’˜codeofamor@codeofamor.net
2024-09-19

With Orange โšช๏ธ๐Ÿ‘
Obsidian ๐ŸŠ
We GRind ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ€
BLades ๐Ÿฅ
While BLue ๐Ÿณ๏ธ๐Ÿฅถ
GReg ๐Ÿ’š
Warms BRown โ•๐Ÿป
BRoth ๐Ÿ—
#cat6
#mnemonic
#t568b

2024-07-31

A thought - With so much #residentialsolar being installed - I wonder to what degree in the future a second #directcurrent supply will become common within the home. I know that #unitedstates homes have both #110V and #220V #alternatingcurrent circuits - but given how much #12volt stuff we have in our house I've started to consider including 12vDC feeds (Potentially wiring #cat6 #poe )
#solar

Ryan Pollardrdp@hachyderm.io
2024-05-31

#PDX nerds: I'm embarking on a home #networking project and need about 250 ft of quality solid copper #Cat6 (or better) cable. Before I buy new, is anyone holding? Anyone with a half-used spool gathering dust in the garage? I'd much rather buy someone's leftovers. Thanks!

๐Ÿงฟ๐Ÿชฌ๐Ÿ„๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿšฒ๐Ÿฅ“๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿด๐Ÿ›ป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธschizanon
2024-05-30

Well, I decided my could use a little update; just to get running to all the ports in the .

Despite having run my own in the past ( and ) I'm going to give another shot.

amazon.com/dp/B0CN8WBXY2

Went with a model just to future proof a little.

Daniele Verducci ๐Ÿง‰penguin86@social.ichibi.eu
2024-05-06
My #superpower is: I'm able to #crimp an #ethernet cable in which not a single wire, out of 8, is conductive end to end.

#sysadmin #network #lan #rj45 #cat6

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