Can a twisted pair cable be attached to drywall with a construction stapler? Is the cable in the photo damaged?

Question

Computer networks

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Answer 1

The integrity of the cable is determined not by appearance, but by continuity. At the moment, this is a Schrödinger cable, it is both intact and not intact at the same time

Answer 2

You don't have to do that. In this way, sooner or later you will damage the cable.
Take these platforms, fix them with self-tapping screws and fasten the cable to them with a tie.
You can also take screeds with an eye for a self-tapping screw .

Answer 3

You don't have to do that. In the photo - it seems to be not damaged, although I would check it with a tester. But you will certainly damage it, and this will be the most inconvenient place for laying :) For Dishman cable fastening there are platforms on screws and self-adhesive - the platform is attached to the bearing surface, a coupler passes through the head, which secures the cable. Stupid, simple, reliable, ugly.

Answer 4

There are special fasteners for fastening a twisted pair, offhand - a link to an example in the store.
It is difficult to damage a twisted pair with fasteners as in the photo, but in general it is strongly pinched, so the insulation could be damaged or the core could break. As correctly noted, it is impossible to determine without dialing.

Answer 5

No, you can't do that. The tester will show that everything is fine. But the wave impedance of the cable will change, slightly, but many times. And then you will break your head where the packets disappear, why the connection is not gigabit. Not to mention the fact that somewhere the insulation will be damaged, anyway.

Answer 6

Unscrew the nut on the furniture gun to the last thread and do as you wish, the cable will not suffer. Only when you stop rushing and / or get rich hide this shame in a cable channel

Answer 7

You don't have to do that.
At the moment of impact, the wires can be nailed, and even if not broken, they can be deformed or the protective layer is slightly scratched, which will affect the interference. And the more brackets, the worse. And even if the connection works, instead of a confident gigabit, it can periodically break through losses.