putting ethernet cable through wall

[markymark1234567]

I need to drill a hole through a wall to fit an ethernet cable.
Daft question i know but i need to know what size masonry bit i need.
I am drilling the hole for my brother then he is installing the cable next week cos he does not have the cable yet and i am going away to work.
So don't want a gaping hole. My guess is about 16mm but does any one have any ideas

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

16mm sounds way big.
I am not a computer whiz kid but earthnet cables that's the thing that connects the modem to the tower is it not?
I recon that's about 7mm dia, so 10mm will be plenty.
What type of wall is it, your going through and what is the depth of it?

 

[Ricardus]

The Rj45 connector on the end of the cable is about 12mm across, but figure in another couple of mm if the cable has a stress relief boot

 

[foxhole]

I need to drill a hole through a wall to fit an ethernet cable.
Daft question i know but i need to know what size masonry bit i need.
I am drilling the hole for my brother then he is installing the cable next week cos he does not have the cable yet and i am going away to work.
So don't want a gaping hole. My guess is about 16mm but does any one have any ideas

You forgot to tell us if your brother has the crimping tool so you only need a hole for cable?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

a stress relief boot

I could do with a pair of them!

 

[kirkgas]

a stress relief boot

I could do with a pair of them!

if i boot you will it relieve my stress

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

a stress relief boot

I could do with a pair of them!

if i boot you will it relieve my stress

Could well do, but may increase mine