Where is a good place to buy network cable

[myoung84]

I am moving in a few weeks and will have to crawl up in the attick to run new network cables for my HDX. I have decided to run 2 cables to the living room and 1 cable to each bedroom for future use. I think I would be better off buying a box of cable, I guess 1000'. What cable should I get and where should I buy it? It will only be used for HD extenders and/or media extenders. The extra for the living room will be for my PS2, which will never be used.

[MeInMaui]

http://www.monoprice.com/home/index.asp



I would get Cat5e. I have heard that Cat6 is finicky and Cat5 won't support GigE.

Aloha,
Mike

[mikejaner]

If you don't want to buy over the internet. Home Depot is actually reasonable for cabling. They are obviously more expensive than internet purchases, but nowhere near places like Best Buy.

[QueOnda]

or www.cheapcables.com

[evilpenguin]

Fry's Electronics has pretty reasonably priced cables also if you have one locally.

[cslatt]

I ordered my 1000' box of Cat 5E from newegg.com They generally have good prices. Be aware though that if you're getting a big box you're going to need to get RJ-45 ends and the tools to put them on.

[myoung84]

Thanks! Yeah I have a bunch of ends and the crimp tool. I bought a pack of like 500 ends a few years ago.

[Serra]

Originally Posted by cslatt

I ordered my 1000' box of Cat 5E from newegg.com They generally have good prices. Be aware though that if you're getting a big box you're going to need to get RJ-45 ends and the tools to put them on.

I got a box of 1000' a few years ago, I wondered if I was insane for buying so much, but it ran out and I had to buy a second box.... guess it wasn't that bad of an idea.

[myoung84]

Originally Posted by Serra

I got a box of 1000' a few years ago, I wondered if I was insane for buying so much, but it ran out and I had to buy a second box.... guess it wasn't that bad of an idea.

That's what I'm thinking. I used to have a couple of partials I got from school a few years ago, probably around 500' total and I have since used it all.