I've had an aerial run of normal internal cat5 (supported by a
catenary wire) maybe 25 yards long for the past four years put in as a
temporary measure the day we moved in. No problems so far. I've now
got a duct in place to put it underground but not pulled the cables
through it yet!

AWEM


"Count de Monet" wrote in message
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WiFi to my workshop from my router is patchy at best so I want to
run
some cat 5/6 cable for a permanent connection.

The cable will be surface clipped for 90% of the run except for one
metre which must be underground (under a gate)

A gap exists between decorative slabs under the gate just a bit
wider
than the diameter of the cable. If I remove the mortar between the
slabs
I can lay the cable and then re-fill the gap with cement.

I don't want to widen the gap enough to be able to fit conduit or
similar to contain the cable as this will spoil the look of the area
so
will the cable be OK just buried like this over this short distance
or
is their anything I can do to protect it when underground? I was
thinking of self amalgamating tape.

Opinions and suggestions please?