Re: installing ethernet RJ45 and faceplate

["Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx>]

"xucaen" <xucaen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

> Robert Green wrote:
> > That's an excellent point that I overlooked.  He may indeed may have it
> > wired "correctly" in terms of which wire is where, but not "well."  It's
>
>
> HI, Thank you all for your responses. You all have been very helpful.
> Robert and Able were right in that I may have damaged the RJ45
> receptacles by not using the right tool.

Able gets credit for calling it right.  I only get partial credit for
realizing it *after* he mentioned it. :-)

> Once I was sure I had the
> wiring correct, I went around and made sure each wire was pushed into
> the wedge. On one end I had to start over by cutting the end of the
> cable and striiping off the outter insulation.
>
> For right now the connection seems good, in fact I'm writing this
> response from my laptop. But I will definately want to replace those
> jacks soon, and next time I will make sure I use a a punchdown tool.

It's good to be able to know how to improvise, too.  Congrats.

--
Bobby G.