Kris, Thanks for the info! I was hoping something like this was out there. This will be very helpful to BRLUG members making patch cables for the first time.
John Hebert --- "Kris A. Wotipka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here is what a friend of mine here in Abbeville came > up with. I'm not sure > where he learned this but he is currently teaching > the first two CCNA > semesters at the local high school so maybe it's a > CISCO thing. > > 1. Carefully strip the end of the cable being sure > not to cut the insulation > on the individual wires > 2. Separate out the 4 pairs but do not untwist > them. Place the O/OW pair to > the extreme left and the B/BW pair to the extreme > right. The other two pairs > can go to the top or bottom. > 3. Untwist the O/OW wires and straighten them out > as much as possible. > Place the OW to the left and the O next to it. > 4. Untwist the G/GW pairs and place the GW next to > the O. > 5. Untwist the B/BW wires and place the B next to > the O. > 6. Place the BW next to the B and straighten them > all out again still > holding the jacked firm in the left hand. > 7. Place the G wire next to the BW > 8. Untwist the B/BW pair and place the BW next to > the G followed by the B. > 9. Straightening the wires as you place them > provides a nicer grouping then > if you untwist all the pairs at once. > 10. While pinching the jacket with the thumb and > index finger of the left > hand, pull the grouping tight making sure that they > all remain in order. > 11. Trim them so that there is about 1/2 inch of > wires protruding from the > jacket. Make sure that the cut is even and > perpendicular to the jacket. > 12. Grasp the RJ-45 connector in the right hand, > tab down and facing away > from you. > 13. Insert the wire into the RJ45 making sure that > the grouping stays > together and that the clamp portion of the RJ-45 is > above the jacket of the > cable. > 14. Insert the RJ45 into a crimper and slowly > squeeze the handle and hold > for a ten count. > 15. Test the cable by gently tugging on the end to > make sure that it won't > come off easily. Inspect the connector. Make sure > that the grouping has not > changed and that the cable clamp is crimped onto the > jacket of the cable. > Lastly check the cable with a commercial cable > tester. > > > hope this helps.......... > > kw > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
