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Just patched a long fiber link, which would've absolutely _sucked_ to get CAT.7 cable through.
The steel-armored OS2 cable is cheap and super robust/easy to work with. The LC connectors are even smaller than the hole for CAT.7 would've been.

This is nice \o/

What I want to say is: Don't be afraid of fiber for DIY networking people, it's awesome and often muuuch better than copper cable!

I also didn't have to do any annoying LSA+ terminations or crimps and the link will do 10G+ easily :)
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anne.💫 · 13w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqk2pk25uqk7698nw6klprr73dr7s9fwhn8vugpcdxav9x20vpn26qwem7ah I've been curious about trying this once I actually make a permanent cable run to my tinker shop...what equipment did you use for either end of the cable? :)
Marcus Müller · 13w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqk2pk25uqk7698nw6klprr73dr7s9fwhn8vugpcdxav9x20vpn26qwem7ah how do you do the mechanical part of pulling the cable through walls? I have a flat with power outlets that I hope are connected via contiguous pipes, but there's obviously already a pow...
penguin42 · 13w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqk2pk25uqk7698nw6klprr73dr7s9fwhn8vugpcdxav9x20vpn26qwem7ah Did you use a pre-terminated cable?