Greetings
May I ask if you have a pair of RJ-45 crimpers?
They usually include a place to cut the cable prior to laying the
wires into the RJ-45 connector.
Cheers
Harry
San Jose, Ca
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On Dec 19, 3:08 pm, smac0031 <m.smurph...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I finally got this work. Why this didn't work the first time or any of
> the other times, I don't know.
>
> Instead of cutting across cable with a utility knife I cut the
> insulation parallel with scissors and then cut the insulation away
> without taking a chance with scoring the individual wires. Then I made
> sure I did the wires a pair at a time, brown, orange, green and blue.
>
> The only problem I have is the line going to my TIVO. When I did the
> test #7 and 8 were dead. I was going to quit with the whole thing but
> I plugged the line into the TIVO and the pilot light on the adapter
> came on. The TIVO is back on the internet and is fully functional.
> Beats me.
>
> How many of the pairs does RJ 45 use?
>
> Anyway, the installation looks neat. The other main line I use works
> with all four pairs like its supposed to.
>
> Mark Murphy
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