On 04/05/2020 14:43, Roger Hayter wrote:
Jimk wrote:

T i m Wrote in message:
On Sun, 3 May 2020 21:16:00 +0100 (GMT+01:00), Jimk
wrote:

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Turns out dodgy cable connector - sorted now.

Gdgd.

Do you intend replacing both leads with a single one at some time?

See how we go.

Hmmmm. ;-(


Personally I prefer to have a continuous piece of cable from end to
end (for the reason you have discovered).

I've got 3 more connectors in stock...

Yeahbut, when they go intermittent they (or the reason you are getting
'network issues') could be a PITA.

We will see.

The only difference I can see between what I now have & what you
are pushing, is one cable connector...

And 2 x 8 contact pairs that are unattended and not wiped against each
other quite frequently by movement of the apparatus or when they happen
to be playing up. An unnecessary fault waiting to happen. Pre-wired
cat6 patch leads at least up to 30m long are freely available for not
enormously much.


Why would anyone need CAT6 in a domestic environment ?. Complete
overkill. CAT5E will do everything you need and is much more
flexible.