For a different story - I borrowed a professional crimping tool, made
4 cables plus one cross over no problems and all still working fine 2
years later. All up cost < $20.
On 23/01/2006, at 11:38 PM, Peter Bull wrote:
Hi all,
Silly me, I thought a good way to pass the time over Christmas/New
Year would be to make up 3 CAT5 ethernet cables so that my partner
(on a PC) and I (using an eMac and occasional PC) could use the net
at the same time through a newly purchased 4 port DSL modem.
So I purchased 15 metres of cable and a packet of RJ45 connectors,
borrowed a crimping tool and wiring diagram and set to work.
After using 10 connectors (3 cables equals 6 connectors : -
(((( ) and not having one cable that worked, I got on the net for
some tips.
The consistent tip from several sites was "Buy them ready made".
And I can vouch for that.
There doesn't seem to be a way of testing whether the cables will
work without crimping the connector. Then if the cable does not
work you chop off the connector because you can't undo the
crimping (accompanied by much swearing) and start again. There are
8 little wires that need to go into the right spot on the
connector, and if one of them is in the wrong place it doesn't work.
So the moral of the story is buy your CAT 5 or 6 cables already
made up.
Thanks to Zytec in Bunbury for supplying cables at a very good
price and with quick delivery.
Peter Bull
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