I've found incorrectly wired (wrong order) on a couple of sites. Data rate goes to hell - and it's not obvious, right off, what's wrong as, if you use a cable continuity tester, the lights light on both ends. in proper order. BUT ethernet over unshielded twisted pair ONLY works if Rx is on one pair and Tx is on another (doesn't matter which pairs, so long as it's the same on both ends - but they have to actually be -pairs- - the pairs of wires that are twisted around each other). If you're not sure what you're doing, then, by all means, stick to the standard. 568B, as Pat mentions, is a good way to go.
If you didn't have your wiring setup this way, I'd suggest crimping on a couple of plugs and testing before looking for shorter routes or cutting cable. As I'd mentioned earlier, I've had a few 400' runs work fine at 10bt full duplex. So if it still doesn't work, I'd still look for a way to force the speed down to 10. This will be plenty fast enough for your squeezebox. -- bobkoure ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
