[wellylug] [OT] - Ethernet cable source

[Rob Giltrap]

William Hamilton wrote:
> Slightly off topic but I will use it to connect multiple Linux 
> machines together (XboxLinux included :)
>
> Earlier this year I looked around for a box of Cat5e/Cat6 cable with 
> HUGE differences in price.  Where is the best place to buy cable from 
> in Wellington?  I probably need about 200m
I purchased 305m roll from...

http://www.cablesdirect.co.nz/catalog/index

and got 100 RJ45 plugs from...

http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/en/product/XH8039

I have crimping tools and tester if you want to borrow them.

I advise using child labour to do the wiring. My kids loved climbing 
through the ceiling, spreading out the wire pairs and doing the crimping 
(with their smaller fingers they quickly became better at doing it than me).