Re: Network (physical layer) broken.

[Patrick Dunford]

Wayne Rooney wrote:

Patch and fly leads are normally made of stranded cable.  Cat5 for permanant
wiring (the stuff in the 300 metre boxes) is solid cable.
They have different RJ45 crimp connectors.  The ends of the metallic
contacts that bite into the strands of the cable when you crimp it are
different - this on-line shop shows the differences
http://www.homestead.co.uk/amp45.htm.  Dick Smiths only sell the connectors
for stranded cable.  Last time I wanted some RJ45s for solid cable I had to
get them off a commercial supplier.
 

I'd recommend you deal with Dataworld for buying the real stuff. Not 
Dick Smiths who are fairly expensive as well.