so then (my cables are stripe, solid) the proper way to do it is: stripe orange,orange stripe green,blue stripe blue,green stripe brown,brown I was taught, blue, stripe blue green, stripe orange orange, stripe green brown, stripe brown :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Brian Cluff wrote: > There is definitely a color code you need to follow for Ethernet. If you > just use the same colors on both side the wires won't be twisted inside the > cable correctly and the cable will be noisey and give poor performance. > > 12345678 > |||||||| > | | > | | > |[====]| > |______| > | | > | | > > (With the plugs conductors facing you) > > 1 white-orange > 2 orange-white > 3 white-green > 4 Blue-white > 5 white-blue > 6 green-white > 7 white-brown > 8 brown-white > > Do both ends exactly the same, make sure you press the cable in so that > all the wires touch the end of the plug. > > That should make a good cable. > > 10 and 100 Mb cables use pins 123 and 6, 1000Mb cables use all 8. > > Pin 1 and 2 are twisted together and pins 3 and 6 are twisted together. > If you just put the same colors on both sides you will at least be making > pins 3 and 6 not have their proper twists. > > Brian Cluff > > > On 02/10/2013 03:57 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> you forgot the link but I guess it is the cable. I had a long enough >> cable to just connect it without it looking pretty and it worked. I >> don't know though. My connections are good (I think) so maybe it is the >> cable itself. That is all I can think of. >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Stephen > > wrote: >> >> 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 >> > 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< >> 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 >> >> ------------------------------**--------------------- >> 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 >