Just wondering if anyone's tried these new connectors from Thomas &
Betts. They're the one's with the red cap, and they accept regular and
quad style sheilds.
Also wondering: TNB makes a "headend" snap & seal connector (white

    I am looking to retrofit my existing single story home with a
structured wiring system. I am looking to install the 42" leviton panel
flush mounted in the laundry room. Most rooms will have 2 cat5e and 2
rg6 cables. Some rooms will have more cables like living room and my

Need to order some RJ-45 plugs.  We use GMP crimpers.  At this time we need 24062 plugs
which are for solid cable (no discussion needed on cable types - they are temporary).  
Does anybody have a thriftier alternative to GMP?  They are almost 2? times the cost of
AMP ones! Anyone ...

Finally!  Structured Cabling gets its own place in the blueprint world.
I got a chance to go over the blueprints for our latest bldg being
built, and it has several pages labeled SCS1.1, etc.  Up to now, the
telecom and datacom had been included in the electrical pages.  And I'm

I own and operate a small low voltage company in VA.  We mostly work
with residential networks, telephone systems etc, however we've been
getting opportunites for some larger contracts with new Bed Bath and
Beyonds and the like.  Manageing all of my employees across different

I have a 3 bedroom home which I want to run ethernet and coax
througout. The only problem is that there is no attic/crawl space and
it's on a slab. The home has tile throughout (new - put in by previous
owner) so I prefer not to take it up.

anyone got some tips on where I could pick up some sub contract Fibre
Optic work?
I've payed for a brand new Fusion Splicer and other tools that for the
most part sit unused, so it would be nice to get some more work to

I am quite new to networking, and I need to set up a network of PCs spread out
on two buildings. Building 1 is with 4 floors, and Building 2 with a single
floor.
I want the cabling to be based on wall outlets, with one 2-connector outlet at

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Hi there folkes,
I'm currently in the process of adding an extension to my home and I'm
interested in adding network connections in each bedroom.
At the moment I connect to the internet using a 56k modem via my

This winter I've had three outages caused by water leaking into the bldg
and causing the jacks to corrode to the point of total damage.  That's
more than I've had in a decade at work.  No problem replacing a few
dollar jack.  But with the near record setting rains we had, these ...

I'm looking for a fibre optic crimp / terminate tool kit which is good
quality and does not cost too much (for multimode ST cable).
Thanks for any recommendations.
regards

How does AMP's LightCrimp Plus ST connectors perform compared to other
connector technologies (epoxy / oven UV systems)?
Would it be possible to use the LightCrimp Plus ST connectors to fterminate
a 750m optical cable between two premises using off-the-shelf switches witjh

I have a new house which I have about 30 runs of cat5 going to my
termination point (my garage).
I'm looking for recomendations on a patch panel that I can mount to the
wall that won't cost me a fortune.

Seriously newbie ignorant question.  If that offends you, read no
further.
I'm asking for help in verifying that my basic grasp of 66/110 blocks
is corrrect.