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Hello, I have
a question. At http://www.cablemodeminfo.com/quicktip-cabling-power-ethernet.html-ssi the site describes what appears to be a
quick and easy hack for sending power over Ethernet. I am using a dlink
900AP+, in AP mode attached to
my computer by 15 meters of Cat 5 cable. The cable is in crossover mode. I Followed the directions on the above site, and got the power to work fine. The LAN link however, did not. I did a search on the internet to ensure I had wired my crossover cable correctly, and found 1 page that mentioned that even though pairs 4/5 and 7/8 were totally wasted, they still needed to be present. I cut my power supply out, hooked it to some extra alarm system cable I had, and crimped new ends on my cat 5 cable, and now I have a working system, but with two separate cables. Is the cablemodeminfo web page accurate? Is it really that easy and I just messed something up? Will this hack work with a straight through cable, but not a crossover? Thanks for your time. Shawn Meyer |
