Re: [PLUG] Networking Cat5e cable question....

[Carl Johnson <cjohnson19791979@gmail.com>]

Define "not working"

"Mike Sheinberg" <m.sheiny@gmail.com> wrote:

>I'm having some issues with a new box of 1000' cat5e cable and was wondering
>if anyone on here could provide some advice. I know this isn't exactly a
>Linux question but it's general networking and I figured it would be in the
>same ballpark for many of you :)
>
>Anywhoo, a lot of the patch cables I am making is failing to light up the
>'link' lights when I plug them into various devices. I have made a couple
>successful ones that work but the majority of them are a huge headache and
>are not working. The weird part is we have two cat5 network cable testers
>here, both of them confirm that all my lines match up and that both ends of
>the cable are identical (one of the devices even gives me an accurate
>reading of the cable lengh). Still though I have issues plugging these into
>devices. At this point I'm wondering if there's something wrong with the
>cable, or wrong with the RJ45 end pieces, or a weird combination of both. Do
>Cat5e cables require a different rating/class/whatever of RJ45 ends than
>cat5 cables? I don't seem to have this issue when I'm making traditional
>cat5 patch cable...
>
>Thanks in advance for any pointers.
>-Mike
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