cablecat5enetworkingwiring
I've got to pull six or so lines through the rafters of this building. There's a mess of wire up there, and I'd like to keep these lines separated a bit.
Are there any cable guides that could be quickly nailed or fastened to roof trusses for this sort of thing? Preferably something that cable can slide through during installation.
Doing a google image search for "cat5 pinouts" has plenty of others as well
You can use Cat5 for really short runs in a Gigabit environment, but it isn't recommended. Cat5e is fine in almost all scenarios, but if you're wiring from scratch, use Cat6, it's only fractionally more expensive.
Good Wikipedia info here - particularly the link about "far-end crosstalk".
Best Answer
One easy thing to do would be to just get some 1" or 1.5" flexible plastic conduit and fasten it to the rafters with pipe hangers. This way, you only need to go into the attic once (to install the conduit). All subsequent cable runs can just be fished through the conduit. This type of conduit is readily available at the big box home improvement stores.