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Does Cat6 manufacturer matter? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by LawyerDaggett@alien.top to c/homenetworking@selfhosted.forum

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I have AT&T fiber. The house has 3 ethernet ports in various rooms. I want to run a new cable from the modem to an unfinished part of the basement.

To keep it simple (don’t want to cut/terminate my own cable) I’m getting a female/female wall plate.

My question is, “Does the ethernet cable manufacturer matter or can I choose pretty much any one and close it up in the wall when we finish that part of the basement?”

Thanks for any cable recommendations.

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[–] bchiodini@alien.top 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To keep it simple (don’t want to cut/terminate my own cable) I’m getting a female/female wall plate.

Does this mean that you want to use a patch cable behind the wall?

If so, make sure it's CMR (riser/between floors) or CM (not between floors) rated.

[–] LawyerDaggett@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, patch cord. Thanks for the info.

[–] Downtown-Reindeer-53@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Don't do the unknown brands on Amazon, the alphabet soup names. Much of the offshore stuff isn't manufactured with quality control and a failed wire buried in the wall would not be fun at all.

Like u/Born-Basis7489 says, big box store stuff is usually reliable. Online - Monoprice, TrueCable are a couple of good ones. The big names like Belden are fine too of course.