Manawyrm | Sarah4d ago

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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@manawyrm
Yeah, basement renovation will feature some lengths of fiber in cable channels, because I hate the way cables have been installed here.

Networking cable, power cable, etc. all through the basement ceiling/entrance area floor, at an angle at a wall, with a thumb worth of clearance.
I've had issues getting CAT5 through there, but two strand fiber was a breeze.

Mar 24 at 10:38amWeb
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@manawyrm
People installing the power cables were like "Where should the cables land?" and whoever was in charge said "this wall/corner - just drill a hole down".