• idk (she/her)@szmer.info
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      10 hours ago

      i got 10m of cat 6 for 28pln(around $8) at my local store, and to overpower the router on the picture you probably only need cat 5e

    • adarza@lemmy.ca
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      19 hours ago

      for a short prefab patch cable to go from modem to router, it’s actually a bit higher than what we pay.

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      16 hours ago

      There’s a few 10 packs of 6 foot cables on Amazon for around $18, that’s less than $2 each.

      • TrollTrollrolllol@lemmy.world
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        16 hours ago

        The leftovers from a 100’ roll i bought 15 years ago, some dusty ends and a crimper. $3 is probably too much. It’s proably been 15 years since I’ve done it too but I still remember the order: Orange-white, orange, green-white, blue, blue-white, green, brown-white, brown