On Monday, 9 March 2020 22:52:05 UTC, charles wrote:
foresight would have been needed, I installed the cable 40 years ago!

You could have put in a telephone cable 40 years ago.

That'll usually run megabit+ network with line drivers.

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On Monday, 9 March 2020 22:52:05 UTC, charles wrote:
foresight would have been needed, I installed the cable 40 years ago!

You could have put in a telephone cable 40 years ago.

I do still have a reasonable amount of GPO 4 core. I suspect after being
buried for 40 years it might not still be working.

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On Monday, 9 March 2020 22:52:05 UTC, charles wrote:
foresight would have been needed, I installed the cable 40 years ago!

You could have put in a telephone cable 40 years ago.

But were unlikely to do that to a shed.

That'll usually run megabit+ network with line drivers.

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On Monday, 9 March 2020 22:52:05 UTC, charles wrote:
foresight would have been needed, I installed the cable 40 years ago!

You could have put in a telephone cable 40 years ago.

I do still have a reasonable amount of GPO 4 core. I suspect after being
buried for 40 years it might not still be working.

The feed to my house is now 50 years old and still works
fine and does 130mbit vdsl2 fine.

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On Monday, 9 March 2020 22:52:05 UTC, charles wrote:
foresight would have been needed, I installed the cable 40 years ago!

You could have put in a telephone cable 40 years ago.

I do still have a reasonable amount of GPO 4 core. I suspect after being
buried for 40 years it might not still be working.

The feed to my house is now 50 years old and still works
fine and does 130mbit vdsl2 fine.

but, you have noted that we live in a "soggy little island" I suspect
water might play its part in degrading the cable

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On Monday, 9 March 2020 22:52:05 UTC, charles wrote:
foresight would have been needed, I installed the cable 40 years
ago!

You could have put in a telephone cable 40 years ago.

I do still have a reasonable amount of GPO 4 core. I suspect after
being
buried for 40 years it might not still be working.

The feed to my house is now 50 years old and still works
fine and does 130mbit vdsl2 fine.

but, you have noted that we live in a "soggy little island" I suspect
water might play its part in degrading the cable

Ours can be soggy at times too. Bet there are plenty
on that soggy little frigid island that have a feed to
the house that is at least that old.

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On 10/03/2020 11:57, charles wrote:
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On Monday, 9 March 2020 22:52:05 UTC, charles wrote:
foresight would have been needed, I installed the cable 40 years ago!

You could have put in a telephone cable 40 years ago.

I do still have a reasonable amount of GPO 4 core. I suspect after being
buried for 40 years it might not still be working.


It's surprising how cable deteriorates in damp conditions. I can only
think that the plastic outer sheath is not perfectly waterproof.

Bill

On Wednesday, 11 March 2020 02:57:47 UTC, williamwright wrote:
On 10/03/2020 11:57, charles wrote:
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On Monday, 9 March 2020 22:52:05 UTC, charles wrote:
foresight would have been needed, I installed the cable 40 years ago!

You could have put in a telephone cable 40 years ago.

I do still have a reasonable amount of GPO 4 core. I suspect after being
buried for 40 years it might not still be working.


It's surprising how cable deteriorates in damp conditions.

Things can be weird, I remmebr opening a draw from one ofm those plastic storage draw units that are common I kept rubber gromments in it and they had 'welded' themselves to the plastic draw like hot caramel on chocolate (dam master chef).
I;ts only been about 10 years .


I can only
think that the plastic outer sheath is not perfectly waterproof.

But you also have temperture vairations through the years and everything ages.



Bill

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On Wednesday, 11 March 2020 02:57:47 UTC, williamwright wrote:
On 10/03/2020 11:57, charles wrote:
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On Monday, 9 March 2020 22:52:05 UTC, charles wrote:
foresight would have been needed, I installed the cable 40 years ago!

You could have put in a telephone cable 40 years ago.

I do still have a reasonable amount of GPO 4 core. I suspect after being
buried for 40 years it might not still be working.


It's surprising how cable deteriorates in damp conditions.

Things can be weird, I remmebr opening a draw from one ofm those plastic
storage draw units that are common I kept rubber gromments in it and they
had 'welded' themselves to the plastic draw like hot caramel on chocolate
(dam master chef). I;ts only been about 10 years .


I can only
think that the plastic outer sheath is not perfectly waterproof.

But you also have temperture vairations through the years and everything
ages.



Bill
I think Openreach use a paraffin gel (Vaseline-like) filled cable to
protecte the pairs inside from water. This will be very inert.



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