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We’ll start with the most obvious caveat: any cable must be run between its desired start and end points, and some physical locations simply don’t lend themselves to easy cable installation. Drilling holes through walls and ceilings for cable runs isn’t always desirable or even possible; for example, we wouldn’t want to be responsible for installing an Ethernet connection inside a bank vault. In those cases, another approach would likely be better.

As with any cable, Ethernet cable has a number of conductors inside. In standard Ethernet cables there are eight conductors in four twisted pairs, protected by a theoretically-durable outer jacket. However, the wires are thin (usually 22 to 24AWG) and if any of them break the cable will fail. That shouldn’t normally be an issue, but it can be if the cable is punched or crimped or broken during installation. That often happens when Ethernet cable is stapled to walls or run through ceilings with sharp protrusions.

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