cglaeser 0 Posted June 11, 2011 For the DIY, if you don't have a crimp tool and tester and don't have experience terminating CAT5 cables, there is another DIY hack you can use if your runs are less than 100 feet. Get 100 foot CAT5 cables, unwind what you need from each end, and leave the neat loop of excess in the attic or somewhere in the run. The holes along the run must be larger to accommodate the plug. I do this myself when I'm testing cameras, and it works fine. Best, Christopher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Numb-nuts 1 Posted June 12, 2011 I did a search for the various standards, which prior to posting the thread, I was honestly not aware of. I vreated myslef a chart from the online stuff and I intend to print it out onto a postcard and laminate it as a guide. It will not stop me having to practice but it is useful. So for those of us that didn't know, here it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted June 12, 2011 In case you hadn't noticed, a "crossover" cable is just T568A on one end and B on the other - 10/100 ethernet uses only the green and orange pairs, so you're connecting the transmit pairs on one end to the receive pairs on the other, and vice-versa. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Numb-nuts 1 Posted June 13, 2011 I hadn't noticed so thanks, I still have to master putting the plugs on first thanks for making the point. This thread is too exciting, I can't take any more Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
