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It's easy to crimp cables yourself. Just get a crimper, some RJ45 plugs (CAT6) and a cable tester. The follow directions here. Crimping Ethernet cables. These tools and cables are inexpensive. Lay the cables in a conduit/casing away from electrical wires to prevent interference. Do not string the cables outside the home for the same reason. Make sure you buy good quality 1 Gb switches not hubs.
I created a wired home Gb LAN, a backhaul of sorts, in early 2011 myself using D-Link CAT6 cable and connected my router, APs, NAS boxes, and home PCs to it. Wi-Fi is used for streaming or listening on portable devices while all the serious stuff like data backup, torrenting, etc is over wired LAN. I have strategically placed 3 Wi-FI AC routers working as APs (using different SSIDs so I can select manually if required) all over the home. No hassles with signals strength anywhere.
This is a permanent solution instead of getting into hassles with range extenders or repeaters which work in a pretty unpredictable fashion. And now my next project is to upgrade to a 10 Gb LAN.
I created a wired home Gb LAN, a backhaul of sorts, in early 2011 myself using D-Link CAT6 cable and connected my router, APs, NAS boxes, and home PCs to it. Wi-Fi is used for streaming or listening on portable devices while all the serious stuff like data backup, torrenting, etc is over wired LAN. I have strategically placed 3 Wi-FI AC routers working as APs (using different SSIDs so I can select manually if required) all over the home. No hassles with signals strength anywhere.
This is a permanent solution instead of getting into hassles with range extenders or repeaters which work in a pretty unpredictable fashion. And now my next project is to upgrade to a 10 Gb LAN.
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At Amazon India, D-Link Cat 6 Networking Cable UTP Outdoor 100 meters @Rs 20/metre
First plan the cable route and then measure the distance. Buy sufficient quantity plus a bit extra. I leave at least 1-2 metres slack as I do not like to stretch the cable.
Also, these are normally solid core and inflexible unlike patch cords that have stranded cores and can be bent (within limits) as needed. So make sure there are no sharp bends when routing solid core cables.
@Sushubh, it's a choice one has. You can buy offline if it is cheaper as long as one doesn't compromise on quality. More than 8 years later the D-Link cable and LAN has worked beautifully. I bought my stuff at a store in the wholesale market. And I remember spending about 3500-4000 for the cable including installation, connectors. Tools/tester cost extra. Prices have reduced significantly since then.
Amazon listing is not prime in any case. and reviews indicate that some buyers did not get what was advertised. best is to get it offline. pc components are absurdly priced online on amazon. i recently bought a psu from nehru place for 3800. same model is being sold for 12500 on amazon india and people have bought it! even the mrp is lower than 10K.
I have bought parts for my PCs, power supplies and CPU coolers (Corsair), CPUs MoBos, chassis/cases (Corsair and CM), etc from Amazon, Flipkart and at my favourite retailer. Always found prices online to be slightly more competitive. Of course it is YMMV but one can investigate who offers lower prices and make a choice accordingly.
