Ethernet cable questions

[king1]

i'm not sure that it will make a lot of difference either way - the foil is a form of shielding anyway so as long as you keep your runs away from power cables (say 300mm) you should be fine.

F/UTP is the one with the cross core which makes them a bit less flexible for going around corners, but that's about it.  The other variety have individual pairs wrapped in foil which is apparently better for reducing noise and crosstalk.  Real world, don't think you will see much difference...

Thanks for that. Does the F/UTP need shielded RJ45 plugs or the ordinary type?

TBH I've not heard of shielded plugs before today, I have always just used the plastic crimped ones myself when i needed them, but that was when I ran cat5e around the house.  

On that one I would probably go with the shielded, might help, and probably won't hurt...  I imagine, as with the cable, would probably be advantageous when their is loads of electromagnetic interference eg from electrical devices, motors, machinery, and anything else creating some RFI