Cable suppliers

Hi there,

I'm going to install cat5e cable in my home office (3 PC
peer-to-peer), to replace the ancient coaxial installation. I'm
going to use three cheap LAN cards and a DSL/Cable router, is this
the right kit to share a cable BB connection and share files on
the LAN?

Any suggestions as to where I can get the cable by the meter, the
RJ45 plugs and a cheap(ish) tool, white cable would be nice but
grey will do. I need around 30-40 metres and don't mind putting
the cables together myself. I have found a couple of suppliers
but they only supply 100m rolls and I'll probably never use it
again.

btw I don't want to go wireless.

Thanks,

--
Ian

Apollo <ian_dunbar6@hot[un-munge-me]mail.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I'm going to install cat5e cable in my home office (3 PC
> peer-to-peer), to replace the ancient coaxial installation. I'm
> going to use three cheap LAN cards and a DSL/Cable router, is this
> the right kit to share a cable BB connection and share files on
> the LAN?
>
> Any suggestions as to where I can get the cable by the meter, the
> RJ45 plugs and a cheap(ish) tool, white cable would be nice but
> grey will do. I need around 30-40 metres and don't mind putting
> the cables together myself. I have found a couple of suppliers
> but they only supply 100m rolls and I'll probably never use it
> again.
>
Why not buy ready made cables, they are incredibly cheap from such as
:-
http://www.euronetwork.co.uk/
http://www.netshop.co.uk/

--
Chris Green

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Apollo <ian_dunbar6@hot[un-munge-me]mail.com> wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I'm going to install cat5e cable in my home office (3 PC
> > peer-to-peer), to replace the ancient coaxial installation. I'm
> > going to use three cheap LAN cards and a DSL/Cable router, is this
> > the right kit to share a cable BB connection and share files on
> > the LAN?
> >
> > Any suggestions as to where I can get the cable by the meter, the
> > RJ45 plugs and a cheap(ish) tool, white cable would be nice but
> > grey will do. I need around 30-40 metres and don't mind putting
> > the cables together myself. I have found a couple of suppliers
> > but they only supply 100m rolls and I'll probably never use it
> > again.
> >
> Why not buy ready made cables, they are incredibly cheap from such as
> :-
> http://www.euronetwork.co.uk/
> http://www.netshop.co.uk/
>
> --
> Chris Green

While feeling slightly embarrassed to suggest it, you can get a LAN cabling
starter kit from B&Q for about £30 including junction boxes and 50m of cable
etc. - bought one to wire up my student son's pad with his mates.

Cheers, Mike

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>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Apollo <ian_dunbar6@hot[un-munge-me]mail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > I'm going to install cat5e cable in my home office (3 PC
> > > peer-to-peer), to replace the ancient coaxial installation. I'm
> > > going to use three cheap LAN cards and a DSL/Cable router, is this
> > > the right kit to share a cable BB connection and share files on
> > > the LAN?
> > >
> > > Any suggestions as to where I can get the cable by the meter, the
> > > RJ45 plugs and a cheap(ish) tool, white cable would be nice but
> > > grey will do. I need around 30-40 metres and don't mind putting
> > > the cables together myself. I have found a couple of suppliers
> > > but they only supply 100m rolls and I'll probably never use it
> > > again.
> > >
> > Why not buy ready made cables, they are incredibly cheap from such as
> > :-
> > http://www.euronetwork.co.uk/
> > http://www.netshop.co.uk/
> >
> > --
> > Chris Green
>
> While feeling slightly embarrassed to suggest it, you can get a LAN
cabling
> starter kit from B&Q for about £30 including junction boxes and 50m of
cable
> etc. - bought one to wire up my student son's pad with his mates.
>
> Cheers, Mike
>
>
Or do it properly and buy from www.wiselan.com