Post B216WAlpWFoEALFFJI by dragoonaethis@mstdn.social
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(DIR) Post #B216NPQ5gSmKzftiXQ by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2026-01-06T18:42:57Z
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Do friends let friends buy cat.5e patchcords in 2026?
(DIR) Post #B216WAlpWFoEALFFJI by dragoonaethis@mstdn.social
2026-01-06T18:44:56Z
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@wolf480pl if that's all you need, sure, it's cheap af
(DIR) Post #B216bhGU8JXaOSDYZc by michcia@ak.kawen.space
2026-01-06T18:45:05.949379Z
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@wolf480pl do the friends need more than 1Gbit/si think for now i only have one device with 2.5G
(DIR) Post #B216biULaGDuBji8oq by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2026-01-06T18:45:51Z
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@michcia do patchcords die before the friends start needing 5Gbit/s
(DIR) Post #B216qVHcxjujZpoQnw by dragoonaethis@mstdn.social
2026-01-06T18:48:38Z
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@wolf480pl @michcia let's put it this way:- Do you need 10GBase-T or more? Use better cables.- Is the patchcord landing somewhere where it will be irreplaceable without significant effort (placed within walls/difficult to access areas, very long distances, critical infra)? Use better cables.- Otherwise, don't bother, just use 5e. It's stupidly cheap and it'll break in a few years anyways.
(DIR) Post #B216sowKqoRd7UxSbo by benis_redux@cawfee.club
2026-01-06T18:49:02.959542Z
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@wolf480pl @michcia how long do the patch cables need to 🐝
(DIR) Post #B217COV0rlvWuJVmZE by dragoonaethis@mstdn.social
2026-01-06T18:49:49Z
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@wolf480pl @michcia also don't do shielded cables, it's a pain in the arse, guess how I learned this
(DIR) Post #B217CPducAdiSCgP4q by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2026-01-06T18:52:33Z
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@dragoonaethis @michcia yeah, I tried shielded too at some point and it was a pain, and they're stiff as hell, and later I heard that if you don't properly ground the shield it'll make things worse than an unshielded cable...
(DIR) Post #B217Oe0p0zM6UlEP1U by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2026-01-06T18:54:49Z
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@benis_redux @michcia 3m at most
(DIR) Post #B217VY1Jgw3rwEkqDQ by dragoonaethis@mstdn.social
2026-01-06T18:56:02Z
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@wolf480pl @michcia ground it properly or not at all, then you're fine - if you have any device on either end leaking power to the shield then everything goes to hell -_-
(DIR) Post #B217ZojlTqTowXa49I by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2026-01-06T18:56:50Z
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@dragoonaethis @michcia The patchcord will at most be cable-managed to my desk, so not exactly hard to get out of.The only part that'd make it hard to replace is that a single patchcord costs less than shipping, and definitely less than the free shippign threshold.
(DIR) Post #B217m3f3oohYhkDWgy by dragoonaethis@mstdn.social
2026-01-06T18:59:00Z
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@wolf480pl @michcia your local x-kom/komputronik/etc or the electric supply will have kilometers of these in every store, cheaper than gambling for free shipping
(DIR) Post #B23Ribxuio23L0abQW by benis_redux@cawfee.club
2026-01-07T21:51:56.839523Z
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@wolf480pl @michcia they'll *probably* be fine for 10G