Cat-5 cabling

[TomPetty]

I have cat-5 cable and am using a linksys router. I hooked up 2 computers already, all is good there, but the 3rd computer is having problems, and I think the problem roots at the Cat-5 for it. That was the one computer I chose to make my own cable with (because it's 150 feet away). Initially when i did it, it worked when he hung it loose. Then they moved the wire a bit or something like that and it t would work once and a while depending on it's position. Thinking it might have a bad end connection, I tried cutting that end off, and connecting a new connector. The end hangs loose in his network card and jiggles around some. For some reason or another it is not working at all now though, not even forming a connection with the router. All seems good at the router end connection, but I'm wondering, do I need to strip each individual end of the inner wires? From what I understand I don't/didn't have to. I'd love any help on this, thanks in advance.

 

[TomPetty]

You know what! I think I figured my problem out! I think it had to do with my combining of 2 100 footers. Think they are not constantly in contact.

 

[Mday]

so, were the cables crimped incorrectly, or were the cables "hanging" which caused the physical contact to be bad?

NOTE, for cabling, it is BEST to hang them, that is, part of the cable that is "closest" to the plug is "above" the plug. of course parallel is fine =) it sucks with cables come loose =) of course this is with some applications of cabling.

 

[reicherb]

might be a distance problem. Ethernet is limited to 100ft (or was it a 100meters).

 

[outlamd]

100 Meters

 

[reicherb]

I guess thats isn't the problem then. Thanks

 

[cavingjan]

How did you combine 2 100ft sections?

rj45- 100 ft wire - rj45- coupler - rj45 - 100 ft wire - rj45