How to Terminate Network Cables
 

On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:22:22 UTC, raden wrote:

ITYM easy when you know how. ;)

Know how what ?

I bought a crimp tool
it cuts the outer, trims the inners and crimps
What more black magic is there to know ?

The right kind of cable.

Oh, sorry, forgot that bit

CAT5 (E) £20/1000 foot roll

The right kind of cable for the plug (or vice versa); i.e. stranded or
solid. Unless the OP wants an unreliable connection.

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thescullster wrote:
Hi all

Is it possible to DIY an RJ45 plug straight onto the end of Cat 5 network
cable?
I intend to install an 8 port switch in the loft, but don't feel that my
install warants a patch panel.
Wanted to stick RJ45 "ends" straight on the cable and plug this into
switch - bit of a bodge I know, but don't want to go to the hassle/expense
of patch panel, patch leads etc.

If these are available, can anyone point me to supplier and fitting method
please?


Yes. B&Q sell them AFAIR. But it's probably cheaper (i.e. no crimp tool)
if you just buy a single port face plate, single RJ45 socket & a krone
tool. Then a 1m patch cable for between the socket & the switch.

H

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On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:13:45 +0000, raden wrote:

In message , Tim S
writes
On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 02:47:04 +0100, Lurch wrote:

On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:05:59 GMT, raden scrawled:

I bought a crimp tool
it cuts the outer, trims the inners and crimps
What more black magic is there to know ?

Have it your way, piece of ****, anyone can do it.

Makes me wonder even more why I come across such appalingly made RJ45
terminations if it's so easy......

Quite right...

In principle it is easy enough: stick right coloured wires in right holes...

But there are some gotchas, which include:

a) (Mentioned previously) get the correct plug and crimper, especially get
the correct RJ45 plug depending on whether you use solid or stranded cable.

No **** sherlock


b) (Not mentioned AFAICS) Your twists. Keep the twists in the pairs
twisting as close to the plug as possible. Don't over twist and don't
unravel unnecessarily. The "twists" are critical to the correct operation
of UTP, especially if you decide to shove gigabit/sec down them.

No **** sherlock


c) Cable itself, don't bend too sharply during installation, undoes the
twists again.

No **** sherlock

Oh dear, got out of bed on the wrong side today, didn't we?

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In message , Bob Eager
writes
On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:22:22 UTC, raden wrote:

ITYM easy when you know how. ;)

Know how what ?

I bought a crimp tool
it cuts the outer, trims the inners and crimps
What more black magic is there to know ?

The right kind of cable.

Oh, sorry, forgot that bit

CAT5 (E) £20/1000 foot roll

The right kind of cable for the plug (or vice versa); i.e. stranded or
solid. Unless the OP wants an unreliable connection.

Excuse me, are we talking about babies in kindergarten here?

/goes off to find some asbestos to mangle with an angle grinder

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On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:08:25 UTC, raden wrote:

The right kind of cable.

Oh, sorry, forgot that bit

CAT5 (E) £20/1000 foot roll

The right kind of cable for the plug (or vice versa); i.e. stranded or
solid. Unless the OP wants an unreliable connection.

Excuse me, are we talking about babies in kindergarten here?

Well, that's what the OP was asking about. And most of the replies
ignored that factor.

Anyway, two four outlet wall plates and a box, and some patch cables,
seems to be the easiest solution.

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In message , Tim S
writes
On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:13:45 +0000, raden wrote:

In message , Tim S
writes
On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 02:47:04 +0100, Lurch wrote:

On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:05:59 GMT, raden scrawled:

I bought a crimp tool
it cuts the outer, trims the inners and crimps
What more black magic is there to know ?

Have it your way, piece of ****, anyone can do it.

Makes me wonder even more why I come across such appalingly made RJ45
terminations if it's so easy......

Quite right...

In principle it is easy enough: stick right coloured wires in right holes...

But there are some gotchas, which include:

a) (Mentioned previously) get the correct plug and crimper, especially get
the correct RJ45 plug depending on whether you use solid or stranded cable.

No **** sherlock


b) (Not mentioned AFAICS) Your twists. Keep the twists in the pairs
twisting as close to the plug as possible. Don't over twist and don't
unravel unnecessarily. The "twists" are critical to the correct operation
of UTP, especially if you decide to shove gigabit/sec down them.

No **** sherlock


c) Cable itself, don't bend too sharply during installation, undoes the
twists again.

No **** sherlock

Oh dear, got out of bed on the wrong side today, didn't we?

No, my personal crusade of the day is against purveyors of the bleeding
obvious

Tomorrow it will be ******s who do multiple posts with no text in the
body

The day after ... well frenchies, watch out

--
geoff

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On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:48:22 +0000, raden wrote:

In message , Tim S
writes
Oh dear, got out of bed on the wrong side today, didn't we?

No, my personal crusade of the day is against purveyors of the bleeding
obvious

So keeping the twists good in UTP is bleeding obvious the *everyone* is it?
To, well, everyone, everywhere? Including those who don't do it for
a living and just want to stick a bit in their house? Really...


Tomorrow it will be ******s who do multiple posts with no text in the
body

Mine is against the terminally arrogant to whom civility is an alien
concept.

The day after ... well frenchies, watch out

How to Terminate Network Cables
 

In message , Tim S
writes
On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:48:22 +0000, raden wrote:

In message , Tim S
writes
Oh dear, got out of bed on the wrong side today, didn't we?

No, my personal crusade of the day is against purveyors of the bleeding
obvious

So keeping the twists good in UTP is bleeding obvious the *everyone* is it?
To, well, everyone, everywhere? Including those who don't do it for
a living and just want to stick a bit in their house? Really...


Tomorrow it will be ******s who do multiple posts with no text in the
body

Mine is against the terminally arrogant to whom civility is an alien
concept.

Well, go and do it somewhere else then

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geoff

How to Terminate Network Cables
 

On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:47:14 +0000, raden wrote:

Well, go and do it somewhere else then

No.

plonk

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In message , Tim S
writes
On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:47:14 +0000, raden wrote:

Well, go and do it somewhere else then

No.

Has he gone? Good

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geoff