trueCABLE Cat6 RJ45 Pass Through Connectors, Unshielded (UTP) Modular Plug, UL Listed, EZ Crimp End, Gold Plated 3 Prong 8P8C, 100 Pieces

Works great with True Cable Cat 6a outdoor cable

Pros: Great pass through, clean connection. Works like a champ using their RJ45 tool or a different vendor's tool. Cons: one of the jacks had a small defect that prevented the wires from pulling through clean. This happens though with mass manufacturing and I only had one do it to me in my bag so far.

First off, I've never done this before, so the first few were torturous. Once I got the hang of it, it got easier. The key is to straighten the wire ends as much as humanly possible before you try pushing them through. It also helps to keep pliers handy to pull through in the beginning, if pushing isn't enough.

If you have ever tried terminating Ethernet cables the old way, these pass through connectors are a huge improvement. Instead of guessing if your wire order is correct before crimping, the wires pass through the front of the connector so you can clearly see the arrangement before you crimp it. That alone saves a lot of frustration and wasted connectors. The plastic housing feels solid and the gold plated contacts make good clean connections once crimped. I used these with Cat6 cable and they seated well without any weird fitment issues. As long as you are using the proper pass through crimp tool, the extra wire trims cleanly during the crimp. For anyone wiring a home network, running drops, or just making custom patch cables, these make the process much faster and far more forgiving. After using pass through connectors like these it is honestly hard to go back to the old style.

For the most part an RJ45 Is an RJ45. Nothing really else to say about these other than they're solid and terminate without issue. Only had an issue with one where the gold pin unset, but the rest have been without issue