Cat 5 cable

[rickw717]

I need to move my modem to the other end of my living room. Living room is 30' long. I need a cable to go from the wall jack to the new location at the oposite end of the room. Going under the floor so will need 40' of 50'  of cable with RJ11 connectors. I only have Uverse TV, not internet or phone. Can I use just straight thru cat 5 cable with and RJ11 connector on both ends? Or do I need a special cable with special pin outs? If I do need a special cable with special connector pin out, any idea where to get one?

Install told be just a straight thru cat 5 with RJ11 connectors is all I need, but I just want to make sure before I go and buy something, string it and the find out it doesn't work.

I'd appreciate any help.

Thanks,

Rick

[BeeBeeSA ACE - Wizard]

Here is a site that has what your looking for.  They start at 1 ft. and go up to 100 ft.

[gregzoll_1]

That is what I did. I took a length of Cat-5e, and terminated the blue/blue-white in the two center pins of the RJ-11 male end. No need to order something if you have the parts to manufacture.

[rickw717]

So then I'm safe in buying a 50' 5e cable from the link you posted with the RJ11 connectors pre-assembled? Buy that and I'm good to go, right?

[gregzoll_1]

I would do that, or just pull a new jack with Cat-5e if you have some, and use the Keystones & box for it. You can pick the parts up at your local Home Depot, Lowe's, Menard's and have it done it 15 min's, vs. waiting a week for a cable.

[Crestguy]

I hate to bump this thread but I find it better than making one myself. I am in the same situation, What I wanted to do was cut the cat5e that goes into my modem and then move it to the room that I wanted and get another cat5 and cut that one and just wrap the wires together. I really didn't want to do this but the technician placed the modem where he wanted and not where I needed. Just want to know if this is safe enough

[aviewer ACE - Wizard]

Crestguy - Cat5 cables are so inexpensive why take the chance of making a faulty connection.

monoprice.com is a good source.

[ScottMac]

That's a bad way to stretch a cable; the points where you twist the wires together causes an impedance lump that can diminish the signal and increase the chance of noise infiltration, which can degrade the signal quality.

[Crestguy]

The reason I want to do that is because the 2wire modem is too far away from my room.   I want to cut the wire that goes from the box outside to modem. The box outside is sealed, and the wire to the modem is split and one of the wires is connected to the battery. I was very upset that they did this and I regret not being there to direct traffic. I don't know any way.

[ScottMac]

The quick, easy, safe way to stretch that cable would be to install a "coupler" and add another cable for the extension. Still not ideal, but generally a much cleaner solution.
Like this: http://www.amazon.com/RJ11-Straight-Telephone-Inline-Coupler/dp/B000I94F3G

[aviewer ACE - Wizard]

Crestguy- Why not just leave it "too long"?? Or, cut it and put a new end on it. Not a splice.

[scolex]

Why not just go buy a standard 6p4c telephone cable that already has the rj11 ends on it, using cat5 is a waste of cable.

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