On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 15:47:57 +1300 Richard Hector <rich...@walnut.gen.nz> wrote:
... > FWIW, most cabling professionals (of which definitely I'm not one) > don't make their own cables unless they absolutely have to. Factory > ones are so much more reliable. > > Riser cable, being intended for fixed installation, is solid core. The > appropriate cable for patch leads and other flexible applications is > stranded. To go with the 2 cable types, there are also different > connectors for each. Since most flexible cables are stranded, so are > most available connectors. If you're using solid cable with stranded > connectors, you're quite likely to get an unreliable connection. As > well as that, the solid cables are likely to fail sooner if they get > flexed more than they're designed for. > > More specifically, stranded connectors have spikes intended to go > through between the strands, while solid ones have springy things a > bit like the connectors in a mains socket (for flat blades), but much > smaller, that go either side and grip the solid wire. > > http://www.cableorganizer.com/articles/difference-between-solid-stranded-rj45-plugs.html Thanks for all this information. I'm simply using cables that came with my various devices, plus one or two that I actually bought. As per my earlier email, getting another few percent on iperf tests probably wouldn't translate into anything significant in my real world applications. > Richard Celejar
