help with connection/cat5 cable

[icyxwindz]

I have a network at my house and my router and modem are in the living room, I have a cable just going to my room, but the problem is i have to set my network card to 10 HALF mode. does anyone know why? is the cat 5 done wrong or something??

 

[ScottMac]

Did you buy the cable or create it?

If the cable is not properly constructed, it'll never perform at maximum efficiency.

Scott

 

[icyxwindz]

create the cable. well my friend bought like 200 ft at sometime and he just cut me some, then i bought the crimper and made the 2 ends myself. i think i went by some picture and followed the color, but im not sure if i did it correctly or not. i'm guessing i did since it works and i can connect, but in the network setting only at 10HALF. could it be a setting in the router or something else?

 

[talyn00]

Try testing it with a known good cable?

 

[spidey07]

search for 568b wiring. That will tell you the pinouts for the cable. Also its a good idea to use jacks for the cable run and punch them down that way.