Can I bend ethernet cable like this?

nst68 · 30 Apr 2019 at 10:04

Hi

I want to route an ethernet cable to my TV and set top box, but needs to go round this door frame.
Are any of the Cat5e/6/7 (round or flat) suitable for this?

Thanks.

pepp77 · 30 Apr 2019 at 10:06

All Ethernet cable can be routed like that. The higher the number of cats

the more round the bend needs to be. For that sort of door I would use standard or flat cat5e - it will give gigabit and as such is more than enough in a normal household environment.

Semple · 30 Apr 2019 at 10:14

We've bent cat6 in our racks at work much more than that.

Shoeyuk · 30 Apr 2019 at 10:25

I would use flat cat 5e for that ive seen network cables bend a lot more than that without issue

bledd · 30 Apr 2019 at 10:38

cat5e

Not flat

Jamesyboyjim · 30 Apr 2019 at 12:14

As long as its a half decent Cat5e cable you'll have no issue. That's practically straight compared to the cat5e I have going round the living room

Armageus · 30 Apr 2019 at 12:22

pepp77 said:
All Ethernet cable can be routed like that. The higher the number of cats the more round the bend needs to be. For that sort of door I would use standard or flat cat5e - it will give gigabit and as such is more than enough in a normal household environment.

Shoeyuk said:
I would use flat cat 5e for that ive seen network cables bend a lot more than that without issue

Flat Cat5e/Cat6 cable isn't a thing - it relies on the twists in the cable to provide noise rejection. Any flat cables available don't meet any CatX specifications

z10m · 30 Apr 2019 at 12:31

Armageus said:
Flat Cat5e/Cat6 cable isn't a thing - it relies on the twists in the cable to provide noise rejection. Any flat cables available don't meet any CatX specifications

Flat cables can still have twisted pairs inside .

https://sc01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1Kr9O...TP-Ethernet-Cable-Flat-10Gbps.jpg_350x350.jpg

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bremen1874 · 30 Apr 2019 at 12:37

I was about to say the same thing. The problem is identifying the cables that are constructed like that.

pepp77 · 30 Apr 2019 at 12:56

z10m said:
Flat cables can still have twisted pairs inside .

https://sc01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1Kr9O...TP-Ethernet-Cable-Flat-10Gbps.jpg_350x350.jpg

This. I've used flat cat cables before and the pairs are just lined up side by side instead of in a circle.

APM · 30 Apr 2019 at 16:03

Is that a real wood floorboard or a click panel?
Either way it wouldn't be too much work to get a cable running underneath it.

nst68 · 30 Apr 2019 at 17:10

Thanks for all the replies.

I think I'll go for good old Cat 5e

APM said:
Is that a real wood floorboard or a click panel?
Either way it wouldn't be too much work to get a cable running underneath it.

I avoid any DIY in the house that doesn't require the use of the big hammer, knowing my luck I'd try to lift the floor and the fridge would stop working

phrases · 30 Apr 2019 at 17:19

Looks like solid wood to me not worth lifting for one cable. I did all mine before we had solid wood laid. Forgot the IR blaster extension cable. Luckily its easy to carry over cat6! So many uses its amazing.

phrases · 30 Apr 2019 at 17:20

nst68 said:
Hi

I want to route an ethernet cable to my TV and set top box, but needs to go round this door frame.
Are any of the Cat5e/6/7 (round or flat) suitable for this?

Thanks.

You could just use powerline adapters if you have sockets near each point you want to run internet to. Work well and for a TV set top they are ideal and fairly inexpensive.

nst68 · 30 Apr 2019 at 17:30

phrases said:
You could just use powerline adapters if you have sockets near each point you want to run internet to. Work well and for a TV set top they are ideal and fairly inexpensive.

I did look at powerline, but the ones I found (TP-Link) were between £60-£70 and I can get Cat5e cables and a 5 port switch for about £25

phrases · 30 Apr 2019 at 17:32

nst68 said:
I did look at powerline, but the ones I found (TP-Link) were between £60-£70 and I can get Cat5e cables and a 5 port switch for about £25

I don't know where you are looking but they are £20 on the rainforest site.

You could even pair them with a dumb 4 port ethernet switch and then use those ports for internet to any device long as you plug the main feed from powerline into one of the ports of the hub.

Caged · 30 Apr 2019 at 21:39

Lift the floor and get someone with a router to put a groove in the back of the board, lay the floor back down. I'd hate having cables run across a doorway like that - go up and around if possible. You're making a trip hazard routing things like that.

Bluecube · 30 Apr 2019 at 22:48

I find a 16 port router makes a decent groove

Hades · 3 May 2019 at 08:21

nst68 said:
I did look at powerline, but the ones I found (TP-Link) were between £60-£70 and I can get Cat5e cables and a 5 port switch for about £25

Used powerline adapters on The Bay of E are dirt cheap.

phrases · 3 May 2019 at 08:35

Caged said:
Lift the floor and get someone with a router to put a groove in the back of the board, lay the floor back down. I'd hate having cables run across a doorway like that - go up and around if possible. You're making a trip hazard routing things like that.

If its T&G which it most likely will be then he will have to cut off the tongue with a circular saw which is just not worth it in a high traffic area next to a door. Best thing is to take advice about powerline adapters for something like a tv but doesn't look like op is interested in that approach. I agree it is indeed a trip hazzard not to mention ugly looking.