Re: Ethernet cable

2005-04-15 Thread themacuser
Yeah very handy. You can also use a crossover as a straight through now... the Macs know to reverse them. On 13/04/2005, at 23:26, Jason wrote: Fortunately, modern Macs dont need crossovers any more:-) On Apr 13, 2005, at 01:00, Amanda Ward wrote: Hi Tom, There are guidelines for wiring the

Re: Ethernet cable

2005-04-13 Thread Robert Gruber
who noticed the scramble would have to examine the other end minutely to see that it would work for a regular (non-crossover and correctly constructed) ethernet cable. There's something to be said for consistency...though what, I don't know. On Apr 12, 2005, at 17:01, Tom Ethen wrote: I am

Re: Ethernet cable

2005-04-13 Thread Amanda Ward
years. HTH, Amanda - Geek Grrl -Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Ethen Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 5:01 PM To: G-Books Subject: Re: Ethernet cable I am running some Ethernet cable and I purchased the bare cable and ends to put on after

Re: Ethernet cable

2005-04-13 Thread Jason
Fortunately, modern Macs dont need crossovers any more:-) On Apr 13, 2005, at 01:00, Amanda Ward wrote: Hi Tom, There are guidelines for wiring the connectors. This link (grabbed at random) covers some of it. http://www.ertyu.org/~steven_nikkel/ethernetcables.html The important thing to remember

Re: Ethernet cable

2005-04-12 Thread Tom Ethen
I am running some Ethernet cable and I purchased the bare cable and ends to put on after stringing the cable. Can anyone tell me what order the wires go in in order to crimp the ends on, as there were no instructions supplied. I am running cable from my dual Ethernet ABS to two Macs, a 8600

Re: Ethernet cable

2005-04-12 Thread Jason
brown, brown /white, green, green/white, blue, blue/white, orange, orange/white are how mine go, but as long as you make both sides the same, should not matter On Apr 12, 2005, at 17:01, Tom Ethen wrote: I am running some Ethernet cable and I purchased the bare cable and ends to put on after

Re: Ethernet cable

2005-04-12 Thread Tom Ethen
Thanks! On 4/12/05 7:02 PM, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: brown, brown /white, green, green/white, blue, blue/white, orange, orange/white are how mine go, but as long as you make both sides the same, should not matter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: Ethernet cable

2005-04-12 Thread Van Snyder
look at a cable that you have - I always start with a cable that I know works... On 4/12/05, Tom Ethen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks! On 4/12/05 7:02 PM, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: brown, brown /white, green, green/white, blue, blue/white, orange, orange/white are how mine go, but