Holy shit I just had to terminate a bunch of cat8 cable and that shit is fucking insane my fingers lost layers of skin and each individual cable gauge took crazy effort to pull through. I can't even imagine what cat9 is like.
>>109362735*sleeve-locking plastic piece falls off after crimping**trimming knife fails to fully cut the protruding cables**locking mechanism rips out after an unfortunate pull*
>>109362823The protruding cable thing is so fucking real, here is one of the (many) failures.
>>109362735maybe it's time to visit /fit/ anon
>>109362898I dunno how lifting would make your fingertips immune to copper.
>>109362735i didn't even know that cat8 exist.back in 2014 i learned about cat7 and for private I use cat6. It just works.
>>109362910>not repping cat8 terminations until callous formationngmi
>>109362892>shielded plugoofif you don't actually need the shielding it's easier (less tool dependent) to use the regular plugs
>>109362735well thats not right
>>109362735>pass-throughEnjoy having to do it again when the ends corrode.>>109362912cat7 isn't a real TIA standard and cat8 is specialty enterprise bs nobody needs.
>>109362735The bane of my OCD existenceSwear to Christ don't keep sharp objects around my fragile objectsMost people aren't raised rightOCD feels like being squished in a tin can with sardines
>>109362937copper is toxic retard
>>109363864>Enjoy having to do it again when the ends corrode.What, in 30 years? I'll be busy dying by then, mein Schvartze!
>larp thread
>>109362735>t. the most resilient zoomerok softhands>>109363864>ends corrode>nothing happens
>>109363809Anon, your browns are flipped. Now, the bits won't care as long as you fucked it up the same way on both ends (they're in the same twisted pair, after all), but solid brown should be on the outside.
>>109362912>for private I use cat6.and you qualify it once its installed right?you connect up a spectum analyser to verify the bandwidth and throughput right?you don't need cat6. 5e is perfectly fine for home use.if you want faster between two points get some sfp cards.
I don't know anything bout cat8, how is it different than cat6? Are the wires are way thicker or something?
>>109367331The whole thing has a steel mesh under the plastic, each pair is wrapped in aluminum and each strand is way thicker.
Even with the cutting crimper I trim the wires with a flush cutter and back them out so they clear the plastic. It works way better
>>109362735>let's make the plug out of the most brittle plastic we can find!
>>109367660What cutter do you use? I tried simple diagonal cutters and they're just too big.
>>109363864>ends corrodeDo you need a scuba to get to your rack or something?
>>109362892>>109362823>>109368069
>>109362735the first cable i crimped was almost my last. after that 'experience', i immediately went on amazon and bought whatever length cable was needed.
>>109362735AAAIIIIEEEEE ANON THINK ABOUT THE STANDARD
>>109362735Why not just use fiber? Why are you using outdated technology?
>>109371772more expensive for no benefit when doing runs shorter than what copper can do (100M typically). the primary advantage of fibre is the longer lengths it can handle, otherwise it's just a more expensive way to do the same thing
>sleeve > put cables in > trim > harness > crimper toolYou don't even have to strip individual wires or put a metal crimp at the end of them. Guys, come on, I'm a retard with minimal training. Get your shit together.
>>109363928Just be immune to it retard, NGMI.
>>109369787>$3.49That's just too expensive, especially in the economy, I'm just going to use what god gave me.
>>109362735i dunno the point of cat8 why making a cable so complicated instead of using just 4 coaxial cables for data.
>>109366892A lot of the time premade cat 6 cables are the same price or cheaper than 5e these days. No reason not to get it.
>>109372588you'll probably have to do slightly less maintenance for fiber
>>109362735>be me>2001>fresh out of college>need furniture>but....I'm cheap>go to Aaron's Rent To Own>see them selling a bunch of old computers>bought 4 of them for $30>went to barnes & nobles>bought book on linux networking>go to home depot>buy cat5 cables, crimpers, cat5 tester>go to compUsa>buy network hub>friends/coworkers spend fri/sat night partying>I spend my weekends cussing out retarded cat5 cables>install red hat on my shitty computers>finally get my network up>I can view my shitty computers from my windows 2000 pc>mfw
>>109367331>Are the wires are way thicker or something?interesting question my frenwire gauge has nothing to do with the cat rating, just with the price.op likely struggled because he monkey'd too thick gauge through the connector, these things need to match and a cable/connector sold without such datasheet is scam anyway>>109372588pre terminated fiber is way cheaper, steel armored roughly the same as cat 7
>>109362735>Pulling the ends of the cables through the connector???Since when was this a thing?
>>109363864Where the fuck are you getting air tight vacuum fitted ethernet plugs?
>>109371772Because fiber can't pass Power over Ethernet
>>109376014why has she plugged and keyboard into an inject printerAISlop detected.
>>109379606>needs bigger lasers>BIGGERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3Cki4btJZc
>>109379646Laser PoE would be badass.>>109363864>Enjoy having to do it again when the ends corrode.I crimp maybe once a month so we don't have to hire a low voltage tech. It's not worth spending ~20 minutes undoing my fuckups because I'm a retard that can't get the length right so it grips the jacket.
>>109366119I bought a condo that surprised me to discover it was wired for cat6e. Ended up having to fix a few keystones and connectors that went to my switch. Fuck my life that shit was hard. I have a lot of respect for the low voltage guys who do this stuff. Took me forever to get the damn guys to go through correctly. I bet with practice I'd get better but it's my least favorite thing to do. I had the right tools and crimper too.
>>109379641>LowQualityBait.jpg
>>109373447yeah, the guys in /fit/ add some copper powder to their protein shakes to build tolerance.they also add some lead, that's how they come up with these ingenious ideas
>>109378218>pre terminated fiber is way cheaper, steel armored roughly the same as cat 7the fibre itself is cheaper or similar, but the transceivers to take them aren't
>>109380595>but the transceivers to take them aren'tThey cost less than a Big Mac.
>>109381348hm, guess i haven't checked in a long time
>>109381348that is almost the same as a quality keystone, cat really is dead
>>109379641I did that once on DOS when my monitor stopped working and I had to copy some files. I don't remember how, but it was possible to redirect terminal output straight to printer.
>>109362735did you even use the right tools for it
>>109363864>copper corrosion is a problemAnon, do you live under the sea? Is your cable buried in a damp garden with 220V AC passing through it? A vat of acid perhaps?
>>109362735why would you need to terminate cat8 cables with rj45 instead of a keystone or at a patchpanel? What is wrong with you? and this does look like cat5 because cat6 and above are usually thick so they have wires in two rows.
