I've got some really long runs to cable (150 ft) and it's cost prohibitive to buy premade cables. I bought nice crimping tool and a bigg-ass spool of CAT5e.<BR><BR>But after reading the instructions ...

Anyone have any thoughts on one versus the other? I used to believe Crimp was better, (though harder) because the ends were separate and there wouldn't be any chance of touching or moisture ingress at ...

The RJ45 cable, also known as an Ethernet cable, is a standard cable which has four twisted pairs of colors. It is easy to crimp a RJ45 cable and make it into a straight cable or cross the cable as ...

Home networking projects can become expensive quickly when you're purchasing ready-made cables. I was staring at a $600+ price for all the cables I needed, so I grabbed an RJ45 crimp tool and a ...