Thread: Wiring a network connection from bedroom to livingroom
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Old 28-05-2010, 14:15   #7
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Re: Wiring a network connection from bedroom to livingroom
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Originally Posted by Rob View Post
You won't need crimpers if you are just running the cable between two sockets. You just need the punch down tool. Premade patch leads to connect the socket to computer / router or whatever is the best option.

A cable connection tester is useful to confirm you've made it all up correctly.

If you can wire a plug you can wire your own ethernet cable network, just follow the colour code on the socket plugs. It's easy to get confused between A & B standards.
What I don't understand is why it matters which strand goes in which pin as long as they match end to end.

One of my many tasks at work was to run a load of ethernet cables above a suspended ceiling from our server room to an office some 30 or so metres away.

However I found that not following the correct wiring diagram resulted in the leads I had run not working, so I cut them off and crimped on new ends following the correct diagram and it worked

anyone care to explain why it matters which order they go in
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