There is a minimum bend radius of at least 1" for CAT5. See
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https://www.cablinginstall.com/artic...nd-radius.html
https://www.cablinginstall.com/articles/print/volume-6/issue-6/contents/standards/the-case-for-a-2-inch-cable-bend-radius.html*
Silver Satin cables are bad news. I don't know if that's the type of cable
your using. The wires are all parallel and not twisted.
My house has many phone locations, more than 8, and not home run. Nearly
everything is wired with quad wire. This won;t support DSL filters,
So, the best way to handle it was to install a DSL splitter at the NID.
When I upgraded from WIFI based dial-up to DSL, I did things right. The
NID to DSL port is only about 4 foot long. Then i found a 5' length of
CAT4/CAT5 6P4S straight-thru cables that run to teh DSL modem. Now that
distance is short.
Then I ran the LAN port via power line Ethernet to the center of the
basement where it should be. The AP (Wireless) should really be centrally
located which it is.
Later, that power line Ethernet connection was upgraded to wired. It also
broke.
The telco guy said that I had pristine DSL. During one of the service
calls, the guy brought back a 12" piece of cable where the insulation was
eaten. He also said he removed 1000' of length of cable.
There is no way I could have this pristine DSL if it wasn't done right from
the beginning.
I do have some upgrade plans, but they have not been implemented yet..
One thing I must have is the ability to easily switch out a stand-alone
modem to wired `Ethernet for the normal one in Bridge mode.
I will eventually be able to do this with a push of a few buttons. Anytime
trouble shooting needs to be done, I have to eliminate nearly everything at
my end.
The older modems have better trouble-shooting information.
Then I started the "structured wiring" panels. They are mounted, but not
connected. Some locations have low voltage plates, but unconnected too.
Everything will be CAT6 RJ45's. If the jacks are telco, they will be
reduced to 6 pin jacks using sleeves.
I want to install a 24 port POE switch as well which I also have.