DIY Cat5 Cables

gr00m · 09-26-2009, 06:59 AM

So I strip away the outer housing revealing the 4 pairs. Do I then need to strip the tips of the individual wires before inserting into the connector or is that not necessary. I'm going off the instructions from this site and although it doesn't say to strip them, I don't want to assume you don't.

http://www.lanshack.com/make-cat5E.aspx

gr00m · 09-26-2009, 07:00 AM

btw, sorry if it's already been posted, but ever since I've come to this site, I get this error almost every time I try to search:

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 71 bytes) in /home/tsf/public_html/search.php on line 1155

gcavan · 09-26-2009, 08:17 AM

Do not strip the individual conductors. There are tiny metal bits in the RJ-45 connector that pinches into the conductors when you crimp it on.

gr00m · 09-26-2009, 10:24 AM

Whew, thanks! I got em hooked up and every port in the house worked on the first shot!

clyde123 · 09-29-2009, 05:33 AM

Hi groom, ref the error message above. I've seen something similar when the search is too wide, and returns a large number of posts. Try searching using only one or two words.

09-26-2009, 06:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
gr00m Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 101 OS: WinXP	DIY Cat5 Cables So I strip away the outer housing revealing the 4 pairs. Do I then need to strip the tips of the individual wires before inserting into the connector or is that not necessary. I'm going off the instructions from this site and although it doesn't say to strip them, I don't want to assume you don't. http://www.lanshack.com/make-cat5E.aspx

09-26-2009, 07:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
gr00m Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 101 OS: WinXP	Re: DIY Cat5 Cables btw, sorry if it's already been posted, but ever since I've come to this site, I get this error almost every time I try to search: Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 71 bytes) in /home/tsf/public_html/search.php on line 1155

09-26-2009, 08:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
gcavan Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 277 OS: Win XP, Vista 64, "Intrepid" Ubuntu My System	Re: DIY Cat5 Cables Do not strip the individual conductors. There are tiny metal bits in the RJ-45 connector that pinches into the conductors when you crimp it on. __________________ "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates

09-26-2009, 10:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
gr00m Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 101 OS: WinXP	Re: DIY Cat5 Cables Whew, thanks! I got em hooked up and every port in the house worked on the first shot!

09-29-2009, 05:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
clyde123 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Glasgow Posts: 397 OS: xp sp2	Re: DIY Cat5 Cables Hi groom, ref the error message above. I've seen something similar when the search is too wide, and returns a large number of posts. Try searching using only one or two words.