thanks. I'll fix my jumper tomorrow and hopefully this will fix it. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 11:21 PM, Michael Butash wrote: > Yes, and make both sides match. Look up EIA/TIA T568A/B standards. Just > have to make sure as if you reverse green and orange on one side, you make > a crossover, but colors are used somewhat interchangeably for > straight-through cables as long as they match. > > Keep the pairs as twisted and sheathed inside the rj45 as much as possible > when you crimp, otherwise you get interference that equals errors. > > -mb > > > > On 02/10/2013 11:03 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> so is this correct? >> >> stripe orange,orange >> stripe green,blue >> stripe blue,green >> stripe brown,brown >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 10:59 PM, Brian Cluff > > wrote: >> >> That's definetely not standard, but at least it looks like you have >> kept the color pairs together, so you wouldn't have one side of a >> connection on one pair and the other on a different pair. >> A Cable wired with what you have been doing should work OK. Just >> make sure you don't strip the ends first ;) >> >> I would go ahead and use the proper color code just so that someone >> else that comes across one of your connections won't be confused. >> >> Brian Cluff >> >> >> On 02/10/2013 10:25 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >> 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 >> > __**p__hxlinux.org< >> http://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 >> > __**p__hxlinux.org< >> http://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 >> >> >> >> >> > __**p__hxlinux.org< >> http://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 >> >> >> >> >> > __**p__hxlinux.org< >> http://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 >> >> > >> >> >> >**> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------**__--------------------- >> 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 >> > ------------------------------**--------------------- > 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 >