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Networking help needed
somunny:
Well, it seems that it's definitely a problem with the cable. Whether it's pinched or has a broken conductor somewhere is unknown. I cobbled together enough crossover cables to run from the modem to the switch and it worked without problems.
I'm going to ohm out the individual conductors to try and isolate the problem further.
Probably unecessary at this point but:
switch
router
Thanks for the input, guys.
somunny:
Got it! Got to taking a close-up look at the end connectors and found a conductor that wasn't properly term'd. Chalk this one up to "operator error". :)
Time to stream some media!
Ed_McCarron:
Not to sound elitist, but I never crimp ends on cable.
I've done cabling for years now (professionally) and will tell a customer no if they ask for this. Pay a few bucks extra for proper terminations and a few patch cords. It'll save you grief in the long run.
The majority of failures are at the end - its easier to swap out a patch cord than it is to recrimp an end.
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testicle187:
--- Quote from: Ed_McCarron on May 28, 2008, 11:01:38 am ---Not to sound elitist, but I never crimp ends on cable.
I've done cabling for years now (professionally) and will tell a customer no if they ask for this. Pay a few bucks extra for proper terminations and a few patch cords. It'll save you grief in the long run.
The majority of failures are at the end - its easier to swap out a patch cord than it is to recrimp an end.
.02
--- End quote ---
I disagree to an extent. I would much rather take the one minute of time it takes to crimp an end on a cable than pull an entire new cable. For short cables it makes sense, but you would never go and buy sets of 100 ft + cables, you buy a spool.
boykster:
--- Quote from: testicle187 on May 29, 2008, 04:52:50 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ed_McCarron on May 28, 2008, 11:01:38 am ---Not to sound elitist, but I never crimp ends on cable.
I've done cabling for years now (professionally) and will tell a customer no if they ask for this. Pay a few bucks extra for proper terminations and a few patch cords. It'll save you grief in the long run.
The majority of failures are at the end - its easier to swap out a patch cord than it is to recrimp an end.
.02
--- End quote ---
I disagree to an extent. I would much rather take the one minute of time it takes to crimp an end on a cable than pull an entire new cable. For short cables it makes sense, but you would never go and buy sets of 100 ft + cables, you buy a spool.
--- End quote ---
I agree with Ed. You don't pull new cable, you properly terminate the cable to an RJ-45 jack, and then use a patch cord from the jack to the device.
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