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Where can I buy long ethernet cable (uk)?

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Chic0

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I have just purchased a NAS. My original plan was to set it up and hide it behind AV equipment. I have a surround sound setup with sub woofer, so have now changed my mind as I don't want the vibration from the sub, potentially damaging the drives (The walls in my apartment are really thick, so I tend to play my music loud :) )

Anyway, I would like to hide the NAS away in the mezzanine, but I need a long ethernet cable so i can connect it to my router. I need a cable about 30-40metres long. Anyone know any online stores where I can buy something like this?

Also are some types of ethernet better than others?

Will I experience any loss in reading/writing of data as the cable will be so long?

thanks
 
I am not sure where you will want to buy the cable, but I figured I could answer other parts of your post.

I personally, for cost sake, would go with Cat 5E; you could get Cat 6 but it costs more. Either way you could get a gigabit connection, depending on your other devices.

As for length, typically with anything < 90 meters you should be good. There can be other things that would cause interference, but I would imagine in an apartment you won't have anything to worry about.
 
Chic0 said:
Also are some types of ethernet better than others?

Will I experience any loss in reading/writing of data as the cable will be so long?
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You should buy at least a CAT5e cable, CAT6 would be better. Both support gigabit ethernet, the latter, however, is better shielded which is definitely desirable for long distances (like yours) with a lot of interfering signals like power lines.

jamesyd1991 said:
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/35075...$ja=tsid:11518|cc:|prd:3507541|cat:Networking

can't go wrong with a belkin, its a little longer than you asked for though
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That is a CAT5 cable, hence supports only 100Mbit/s.
 
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Thanks for the responses guys. That CAT info was really helpful too. I dont think i'll have that much interference though, but if I can get a CAT6 for not too much more, then i will.

Just for the record I will be connecting the NAS to my AEBS. I use 802.11n on 5ghz

Cheers for the Play.com linkage James. Yeah that a bit big :)
Had a look on amazon and there is a good selection of cables 30-40m in length!

Cheers
 
Most local computer shops (possibly some electrician trade counters) will be able to make you a cable to length and crimp the connectors on each end, or sell you the cable length and let you DIY. Cat5e/6 is generally 70p/£1.30 a metre with the RJ45 connectors costing around 25p each (you will need a crimping tool though).

Other than that you'd have to buy a pre-fabbed length from somewhere like Maplin's/PCWorld or similar online stores. From the bigger stores you should be able to get a 40M Cat5 cable for less than £40. Just remembered Ebuyer.com have a decent selection too.

Hope that helps :)
 
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