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 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 wrote: > >> thanks brian.... I made a mistake then. Bummer! >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 10:11 PM, Brian Cluff 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~(-: >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen