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The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/29fxjp on 2025-03-06 18:25:23.

A couple of years ago I received 500 feet of Monoprice Cat6A cable.

I've done a short run in conduit in my basement ceiling to attach my fiber modem to the main router in a different room and while it went well, I found out how much this stuff doesn't like to bend. The problem I need to solve is running cable to a detached shed/office because I want to use the cable as a backbone for the access point out there.

I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions about how to best deal with bends. There is some partially buried, empty conduit outside that isn't complete but the intent was to eventually run Ethernet through it. I can run out from the basement wall but then the cable will drop a few feet, run a few feet underground, and then bend back up to come to the shed. Do I stand a chance with multiple bends like that or so I need to a more flexible cable or different solution for the 6a?

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