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Author: Michael Havens
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Subject: Re: network guys
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 <
>> <mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com>> 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 <
>>     <mailto:bmike1@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
>>         < <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>> wrote:

>>
>>             thanks brian.... I made a mistake then. Bummer!
>>             :-)~MIKE~(-:

>>
>>
>>             On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 10:11 PM, Brian Cluff
>>             < <mailto:brian@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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