Technicians recommend fiber diagnostics and highlight cable thickness advantages
3 Nov 2 5:55 PM · 8d ago · 5 comments · 1 source · development 3 of 3
Commenters with networking experience noted that fiber cables as thin as 0.6mm (fishing-line thickness) can achieve 10 Gigabit speeds and support tight bend radii, while others suggested the original Ethernet issue likely stems from connector termination problems rather than cable failure.
“The best part is that you can get such cabling down to 0.6mm thin (akin to fishing line) and get it pre-terminated, meaning you don't have to drill holes anywhere as it can easily fit through doorways and supports very tight bend radii without breaking.”
mscdex_mpn_ NYC townhouse owner and blogger
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Related: https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2020-08-09-fiber-link-ho...As to the author's core complaint (CAT5/6 degrading to 100mbps), I've found that the issue is almost always the termination at the jacks. Reseating the wires with a punchdown tool, or failing that, cutting a bit more off the ends and ensuring that the pair twists run all the…
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I recently switched to "invisible" fiber after having used various generations of MoCA/G.hn/Powerline ethernet over the years. The best part is that you can get such cabling down to 0.6mm thin (akin to fishing line) and get it pre-terminated, meaning you don't have to drill holes anywhere as it can easily fit through doorways and supports very…
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This also comes in translucent type - basically looks like fishing line so very close to actually invisible. When it's against a wall you can't see it unless you've got a flashlight and are centimeters away.And it'll carry 10gig just fine.Good stuff even though it's a bit of a pain to route it along a path that makes sense, has the right bend…
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Apalrd had a video on this a few months ago, "Hidden ETHERNET at home using FIBER":*
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I'd be curious to see what the actual link speed is between the two endpoints, rather than a speed test out to the ISP. Are you able to do a speed test with something like iperf3 locally?
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Exactly this. And if not this, it’s the transceiver. And when you crimp, pay attention to the tricky color pair routing so common mode noise is rejected properly.
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