Bear Cub
29th Jul 2000, 02:50
I have two PC's - one called "Office" (which will be the server), one called "Green room" (which will be the [first] 'slave').
I have bought 100' of Cat5 cable - a box of RJ45 plugs and a crimping tool - along with a few sundries for the 'box in the wall'.
Initially I want to link the two machines together directly - then, at a later date, split the cable and insert a hub for another two outlets - which will give me a choice of where to install PC3, called "laptop".
Thought the easy way to start would be wire straight through - pin 1 to pin 1 onwards to pin 8 to pin 8. Then use a "fly lead" from the wall box to the rear of the "Green Room" machine - the connections in this "fly lead" would be crossed to get the data transfer to work. When the hub goes in, I'll make another straight through cable for the fly lead.
I think I'm ready, only thing I'm definitely missing is the connections for the cross over lead. Is it simply pin 1 to 8, 2 to 7, 3 to 6, 4 to 5...or what?
If it makes any difference, it's going to be a 10/100 system, using a Cat5 four twisted pairs cable.
That's it. Any answers?
<edit was for a typo I spotted>
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[This message has been edited by Bear Cub (edited 29 July 2000).]
I have bought 100' of Cat5 cable - a box of RJ45 plugs and a crimping tool - along with a few sundries for the 'box in the wall'.
Initially I want to link the two machines together directly - then, at a later date, split the cable and insert a hub for another two outlets - which will give me a choice of where to install PC3, called "laptop".
Thought the easy way to start would be wire straight through - pin 1 to pin 1 onwards to pin 8 to pin 8. Then use a "fly lead" from the wall box to the rear of the "Green Room" machine - the connections in this "fly lead" would be crossed to get the data transfer to work. When the hub goes in, I'll make another straight through cable for the fly lead.
I think I'm ready, only thing I'm definitely missing is the connections for the cross over lead. Is it simply pin 1 to 8, 2 to 7, 3 to 6, 4 to 5...or what?
If it makes any difference, it's going to be a 10/100 system, using a Cat5 four twisted pairs cable.
That's it. Any answers?
<edit was for a typo I spotted>
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Hunting is bad!!
Support the right to arm Bears!!
[This message has been edited by Bear Cub (edited 29 July 2000).]