Not at all. Shielded is just that, shielded. Cat 5e outside plant cable is made, but expensive. Call over to Smeed or another local network concern and see if they'll sell you a piece.
Regards, Jim Beaker wrote: >>>Use PVC and make sure you glue the joints well if you plan to run it >>>outside. Metal is ok too except it's harder to seal. >> > > After assessing the "lay of the land" I'm considering just suspending a > steel cable between the main building & the outbuilding that needs network > access, then wrapping the network cable around it (ie powerline-style). The > problem then becomes how to weatherize the network cable. I believe there is > such a thing as "shielded twisted pair", right? Would STP be weatherproof? > Alternately, I thought I might use a small diameter garden hose as the > weatherproof sheathing, but that wouldn't look so professional ( : > > ~Beaker > > > >
