network guys

[Stephen]

I would take a gander at this link, and look at the various
diagrams. especially the notes at the end.


On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> okay, I thought I did it correctly.... I mean the modem is lights when I
> plug the new cable in but my brother tells me that he still isn't connected
> and his box (windows) won't ping google. You just need to make the pairs
> alike on each end, right? I answered that question by looking at a known
> good cable. I just replaced the rj45s and same thing. I just restarted the
> ms box and after it started the front network computer icons lit up. Then I
> tried to renew the IP but it failed. Then I left and came back to the
> computer and there was a bubble message that said it was connected but
> still couldn't get any pages to load. Then I disabled the connection and
> reenabled  and it said it connected. What's going on?
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> thanks brian.... I made a mistake then. Bummer!
>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 10:11 PM, Brian Cluff <brian at snaptek.com> wrote:
>>
>>> No, Just crimp it the conductors on the RJ45 jack will pierce the
>>> insulation.  If you have stripped it, it will probably short inside the
>>> plug.
>>>
>>> Brian Cluff
>>>
>>>
>>> On 02/09/2013 10:02 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>>
>>>> I feel retarded..... I can't remember if you are supposed to strip cat 5
>>>> to the copper before you crimp it. I'm thinking no but I need to make
>>>> sure.
>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>
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