On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:32:27 -0500, metspitzer
wrote:

On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 14:44:09 -0600, "mark" wrote:

Greetings Again All,
Am I the only one who has a hard time crimping connectors onto cat 5 cable?
I have a cat 5 crimping tool and follow the instructions, but my success
rate is pretty low. Any hints??? Thanks, Mark

The trick is to get the wires as flat as you can. Strip the wires
about an inch to make them easy to work with, flatten them out and
then cut them the proper length.

That should be strip the jacket an inch.