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Just as an aside: There's 2 ways you can configure the wiring: 568A or 568B. It doesn't matter which one you use as long as it's the same on both ends.
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Just as an aside: There's 2 ways you can configure the wiring: 568A or 568B. It doesn't matter which one you use as long as it's the same on both ends.
Growth is found only in adversity.
I can seem to remember T-568A pretty consistently, so that's my favored configuration. =^..^=
If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.
blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=
Quick story: One day I'm at the shop making some network cables and the girl that answers the phone asked me if she could try it. I told her that it's harder than it looks and told her some other time. She kept hounding me about it days later. I blew her off again. Then one day right before 5:00 she asked again. I asked her if she thought she could do it correctly. She said "I know I can". I asked her if she was willing to bet lunch the next day. (I wasn't gonna make her do it but she didn't know that.)
Long story short. She did it right the first time and did it as fast as I can do it. I was fucking shocked and ended up buying her lucnch the next day.
Growth is found only in adversity.
Sounds like she did it before or it was just beginner's luck.Quick story: One day I'm at the shop making some network cables and the girl that answers the phone asked me if she could try it. I told her that it's harder than it looks and told her some other time. She kept hounding me about it days later. I blew her off again. Then one day right before 5:00 she asked again. I asked her if she thought she could do it correctly. She said "I know I can". I asked her if she was willing to bet lunch the next day. (I wasn't gonna make her do it but she didn't know that.)
Long story short. She did it right the first time and did it as fast as I can do it. I was fucking shocked and ended up buying her lucnch the next day.
I've done a few hundred of them over the years, so when I need to do another one now and then, it's a piece of cake to pick up and correctly wire them again. We don't make nearly as many as we used to a couple decades ago.
Oh, and like you said, a network cable tester is an absolute must, no exceptions.
Started in the copier service business in the fall of 1988 and worked at the same company for 33.5 years, becoming the senior tech in 2004 but left to pursue another career on 4/29/22.
Don't think it didn't cross my mind that she had done it before...but I don't think so. She had watched me do several and I think she just picked it up. It wasn't that way for me. I fucked some cables up til I got it right.
Growth is found only in adversity.
With most modern day devices, ti doesn't matter. The device will auto adjust. In fact a crossover cable is one where both ends are not the same.
I got back from the customer after installing a Toshiba/Lexmark A4 copier using the generic print driver provided on Toshiba | Business to Business Integrated Solutions on the latest Apple OSX 12 Monterey operating system.
Again after watching a couple of YouTube videos and practicing at home, the Keystone/ wall plate ($11.00) was fairly easy to install with the provided plastic punch down tool and snipping off the excess.
The data plug was a bit more challenging (four attempts) using the insert the eight wires individually method and making sure there was no resistance as each of the eight wires slid into place. I used a nice Klein Pass Thru Modular Crimper I bought at Home Depot for $61.00 to terminate the data plug.
I could see the IP address of the copier on the first attempt.
I added $3.00 to the lease x60 as a cable installer was not available until next week. There was one desktop and three laptops all OSX 12 Monterey.
The main objective was to make the customer happy and to get the lease signed today and funded tomorrow.
Anyway, a new skill for me. I do not plan to make a habit of it and I am rarely called upon to perform this task.
What I used was a Lanscaper NT750. From what I understand it is no longer available.
Platinum Tools does make a similar device. Available from Home Depot and others.
Only thing I can think to add because everyone else has covered it perfectly would be ...when you are untwisting the wires untwist a little more past the sheath itself then separate pairs and flatten, hold untwisted pairs tight at base of sheath with thumb and finger and cut wires with your snips (cable scissors) leaving approx. 3/4 in , still holding tight insert into RJ45 sleeve or terminal make sure everything is even and flush then insert into crimper still holding firm and crimp. Also agree a cable tester is a must if this is something you see yourself doing a lot of in the future. You can buy a combination tester and tracer setup , then you can really go to town.
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One thing to be aware of is that there are two types of conductors that are used, solid and twisted stranded. Solid is best for cable pulls. Stranded is better for patch cords as it is more flexible. When making your own patch cords, be sure the end are for the type of cable you are using to insure good conductivity. If your supplier does not know the difference, you need a new supplier.
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