Running ethernet outdoors

[Markdaman9]

I recently built my first decent gaming computer and am really being impacted by wifi speeds. I am living in a house with no ethernet wired as of now and i dont have the funds to fully wire the whole house. I would like to run a single ethernet cable around the house (outside) then back in my room upstairs.
Coming to the conclusion that shielded and outdoor rated cat6 is the best for my needs i am wondering if there is any issue with a cable like this freezing. Living in canada the cable will probably have a couple harsh winters infront of it and i need to know if my signal will be impacted if the cable freezes.

Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks for reading

 

[getochkn]

I don't think it would make a huge impact, I mean they run phone and cable wires all along the outside of the house to different rooms, I don't see ethernet being a huge difference.

 

[bill001g]

Do not buy shield cable it will serve no purpose and if it is install incorrectly by not properly grounding the shields you end up with it acting as a antenna. Shield cable should only be used when you can show you actually have a problem with interference. This is like telling your doctor you need one of those drugs they advertise on tv even if you do not have the condition it is meant to treat.

Outdoor cable is a waterproof and sometimes is gel filled. Even normal indoor ethernet cable is rated to below -40c and I think most this is related to flexibility I doubt the cold has any direct effect on the wire that is fixed in place The main concern is going to be water. If you can keep is mostly dry and not touching the ground you can likely use normal indoor cable if you really wanted. Internet companies are lazy and they use normal indoor cable stapled to the house all the time and it seems to work fine even though it is not designed for that.

I suspect you will be fine with any outdoor cable...just avoid the shielding unless you plan to install the grounding correctly.

 

[kanewolf]

UV is the biggest threat to outdoor cable. It causes the insulation to break down if the cable is not outdoor rated. If you get outdoor rated cable and secure it so that it isn't blowing around it should be fine. Cold weather will make it more brittle so that blowing around could cause it to fail.

 

[Kewlx25]

Don't forget, all cables running in and out of a building should be grounded at the entry points. I am not sure how one grounds an Ethernet cable.

 

[jsmithepa]

i am wondering if there is any issue with a cable like this freezing.

Are you kidding? That's why they cool the Hadron Super Collider down to minus -275 degree so the signal can move unimpeded. If anything, it gonna make it faster! 😀

 

[Markdaman9]

thanks for all the responses