Re: CAT5 Cabling - Heeellpp

["Alancc" <alan.cc@xxxxxxx>]

The connections between the sockets should be straight through, if you are
connecting two switches together you should use a crossover patch lead at
one end or set one of the ports to uplink.

Hope I am not teaching you to suck eggs, I think what I've said is correct.

Alancc (With only one switch)
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Powell <ukha@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 5:47 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] CAT5 Cabling - Heeellpp


> Folks,
>
> sorry to ask the same old question again but.....
>
>
> I have a length of Cat5, and 2 sockets (one ate each end) The sockets
have
a small bare along the front for the cabe to be screwed into
> (if this doesn't get mucked up)
>
> ie
>      Connector
>   +----------------+
>     87654321
>   +----------------+
>
> What I've done is at both ends all colours are connected to the same
screw
in terminal ie at both ends solid brown is 1, stripey brown is 2, etc
>
> Is this total c%6p .. should I be doing 'not straight thru'???
>
> At one end a switch sees a 100mb full duplex connection at the other
another switch sees a 100mb full duplex connection BUT is also flashing the
activity light twice a second... the first switch activity light is not
flashing at all...
>
> Any ideas as to what's up
>
> Thanks
>
> Andy
>
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