RE: Cat 5 cable RJ-45 connection HELP!

["Bob Crothers" <bob2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dan,

Use a wireless connection.  I presume you had to make the hole small so that
your wife couldn't see it.  Radio waves make VERY small holes!

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Dan
> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 10:03 AM
> To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
> Subject: [PCTECH] Cat 5 cable RJ-45 connection HELP!
> 
> (Is PC-tech the best/only list to post this? Would midrange-l be an
> appropriate spot as well?)
> 
> 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?
> 
> TIA, Dan
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