Short RJ45 Cables

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 22:48:37 Post Subject: Short RJ45 Cables

Does anyone know of a good place to get short, like 1 foot, RJ45 cables? I need about 6.

Thanks!

any of these guys? maybe ProVantage?

BeerCheeze · Posted: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:41:27 Post Subject:

You don't have a Fry's back there do you? They are good. Cables so small are generally not worth going online for.

Check some place like CompUseless, or a small mom & pop local store.

T-shirt · Posted: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 06:35:43 Post Subject:

Compworthless would be my last choice, $15 for a 6 footer and MORE expensive the shorter you get! Confused

If you must go online, try PCMICRO through this link
Quality, snagless boot, Cat 5e, 7 colors, 1' for $0.70, with free shipping

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 06:45:39 Post Subject:

Nice! Thats the kind of link I wanted! Grin

Thanks!

T-shirt · Posted: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 07:48:39 Post Subject:

I usually make my own, but the ends and boots cost me that much.
the free shipping helps too.

Kilamon · Rated XXX Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 811

yeah,

is wrong with you, BB? Make your own, slacker. It doesn't take much. I've made countless cables for work and a few for home. My access point, vonage router and dsl modem/router are all connected with 6 inch cables cause that's all they need. I've also made a crossover cable for use with a barrel (female-female rj45 connector) that's 2 inches long so when I need a crossover, I just plug that in to a regular patch cable and there's no need to carry an extra 6 foot length of cable. Grin

If you don't know how to make the cables, or need the tools, you can get everything at radioshack to start with and the ISO standards are online.

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 12:48:24 Post Subject:

I'm not making them... that is for sure. For 70 cents, it isn't worth buying all the peices and wasting my time doing it. In general, I have so many cables laying around it doesn't matter. But, I need these shorties, and don't like how crowded it looks with 3 footers looped and zip tied behind the router/modem/switch/NAS...

BeerCheeze · Posted: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:01:08 Post Subject:

Good find. Thanks T-Shirt!

And I can make cables, and have all the stuff for making them. But at that price I'd buy them too! (I make special long cables, I avoid making standard length ones when ever possible)

edvallie · Posted: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 16:27:51 Post Subject:

I vote make them Razz

Kilamon · Rated XXX Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 811

yeah, how can you possibly expect to be l33t if you can't even make a cable?