Hi folks, I just found myself in the situation where I am forced to run the main network cable going to the main router through a wall where it passes close to a power line at a 90 degree angle. Is there considerable interference that I should be trying to avoid? The cable is CAT6 unshielded. If there is interference, is there anything that I can add between the wires that would prevent it?

Thanks.

  • kataleen2k@alien.topOPBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    This is all great insight into how much a regular residential power line affects a low voltage Ethernet cable. I read everywhere that network cables should cross at a right angle to power lines but nowhere does it quantify how much interference might occur one way or the other. Thanks all for the great answers.

    Btw, yes, I’m in Canada, same as US from an electrical point of view.