In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 4 Dec 2020 12:46:10 -0800 (PST), TimR
wrote:

On Friday, December 4, 2020 at 3:09:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Fri, 4 Dec 2020 06:18:22 -0800 (PST), TimR
wrote:
I bought a roll of Cat 5e to extend my network.

Maybe I stretched it out wrong,

I think it happens no matter what, but I ended up twisting the unhookded
end several times, probably a full revolution for every loop I'd
unwound.

but it's remembering those curls and is very hard to run straight anywhere.

Is there a trick to this?

I've run it from the router area (put a surface mount and a jack on it) down into the basement, but getting it neatly to where I want it is a challenge due to the curl.
It is better if you take it out of the box and put it on something
that acts like a spool. Then you are not putting a twist in it every
revolution coming out of the box
Wish I'd thought of that before I ran it. Oh well, I'll know for next time.

How many places is it attached to the wall?