RE: Cat 5 cable RJ-45 connection HELP!

["Jeff Crosby" <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I am running a Cat5 cable in my house to a room for which I 
> had to drill a hole just big enough for the cable but not for 
> the end connector. So, in my infinite wisdom, I bought 40 
> feet of Cat5 and a box of 10 connectors, and borrowed the 
> RJ-45 crimper we have here in the office from way back when 
> we used to make our own.
> 
> So, I use the crimper to snip about a half inch from the 
> cable jacket, and wonder to myself "How in the h... heck am I 
> supposed line these color-coded wires up so that they 
> miraculously land in their proper slots?" I found a reference 
> to color coding at 
> http://www.aptcommunications.com/ncode.htm, so I now 
> understand the importance of getting these wires lined up correctly.
> But getting them there... Where's the magnifying glass and 
> the micro-surgeon's touch?
> 
> Is there an easier / more reliable way to do this?

Drill a bigger hole. <g>