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 >> >> >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> ------------------------------**__--------------------- >> 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 >