[Day 4] 2. Cabling

Coaxial Cables

• Thinnet Coaxial (10Base2): Standard with 185 meters and 110V.
• Thicknet Coaxial (10Base5): Bigger coating, extends up to 500 meters.

UTP/STP Cables

• Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (CAT5): Support speeds up to 100 Mbps (100BaseTx) over distances up to 100 meters.
• Category 6, 7 (CAT6, CAT7): Support speeds up to 1 Gbps (1000BaseT).
• Fibre-Optic Cables: Can extend over longer distances, up to 40km, using light signals.

Cable Types

• Straight Cables: Used to connect different devices (e.g., switch to PC).
• Cross Cables: Used to connect similar devices (e.g., switch to switch, router to router).
• Rolled Cables (Console Cables): Used for direct configuration of network devices, like routers and switches. They require a terminal emulator (e.g., Putty) to interact with the device's command-line interface.