Use more electrical tape to seal the entire thing together.
Splicing cat5 cable together.
Splicing ethernet cables is an easy way to make damaged cables functional again because you can remove the damaged portion of the cables and splice the remaining pieces together.
Splicing ethernet cables is no rocket science.
Connect two existing cat6 cables together using common network cable components.
Warning make sure that the ethernet cables that you are splicing belong to the same category such as cat5 cat5e or cat6.
Be liberal here and use as much electrical tape as needed to cover the exposed wires.
That being said when a cable is damaged and needs to be repaired quickly it can be spliced as a temporary measure that will perform well enough to carry network traffic reliably until new cable can be run.
Never splice a cat 5 cable as a permanent solution to a cut or damaged cable.
Now you can start using your spliced ethernet cable with ease.
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I ve done it before running poe on a 100 run and it works fine.
If you can it is best to re run the cable with a new one.
All you need is some patience and care to bring two wires together and seal them.
When network infrastructure connections must be moved in response to building or organizational changes a simple cable splice may save time and the cost of pulling new cables.
But in reality sure you can splice it together keeping in mind the 100meter length rule.
Of zen and computing has a great rundown on how to splice two cables together for extra long length with an exacto knife and some duct tape.
In my case the client s wall already had cat5e run and no way to replace the cable without ripping the wall apart or use a splice.
As such it is a common cable choice for high speed network infrastructure.
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Diy ethernet cable splicing.