So.. someone CUT my ethernet cable..

[intogamer]

Wireless FTW?

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: intogamer
Wireless FTW?

what if someone cuts your wireless connection

 

[iRONic]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
If you repair it, the twists will be messed up and you may have some general "noise" on the line from the repair job. It's better to replace it if you have some cash.

Otherwise, you can always get a crimper and some RJ45s and a coupler...

Fixed.

 

[JinLien]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: JinLien

Originally posted by: Atheus

Originally posted by: LoKe
You could always stick some heads on each severed end, then attach them with an extension of some sort. O_O

I read "You could always stick some severed heads on each end"...

thought this was a great idea.

I have seen telephone people twist the wirings together and it work just fine.

Analog circuits, like PSTN connections, can tolerate splices and poor connections far better than a digital connection can. It's not really a problem to twist together most wires used for telephones, but I wouldn't recommend doing that with anything used for networking.

Just to let you know that this post is made with a severed cable that I twisted together. I sacrificed one of my cable for this test and it is working perfectly at no lost in transfer files between my computers.

Years ago my coworker raise a concern at one of our client network, because it was pulled and punched down by a group of unqualified electricians. They striped down the shielding jacket to expose 16-18? of wiring and unwind the winding as much as 10? to fit in the tight fitting punch down blocks. Therefore we carried out the test to prove that the hardware isn?t the problem, and the problem that we were having is due to the software as I suspected. We tested the cables against our test cables that was strip & punched down according to regulation and found that there were no different in speed.

Network cables are much more forgiving than many desk personnel like to think. I?m now working as a trade person & have seen many network are being pulled by electricians and the quality of work is varied from person to person, however all network cable are all function just fine at the end.

PS. I'll load an image of my cable if needed.

 

[The Batt?sai]

with a name of rip the jacker, i say the op cut his cable :thumbsup:

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: JinLien
Just to let you know that this post is made with a severed cable that I twisted together. I sacrificed one of my cable for this test and it is working perfectly at no lost in transfer files between my computers.

Years ago my coworker raise a concern at one of our client network, because it was pulled and punched down by a group of unqualified electricians. They striped down the shielding jacket to expose 16-18? of wiring and unwind the winding as much as 10? to fit in the tight fitting punch down blocks. Therefore we carried out the test to prove that the hardware isn?t the problem, and the problem that we were having is due to the software as I suspected. We tested the cables against our test cables that was strip & punched down according to regulation and found that there were no different in speed.

Network cables are much more forgiving than many desk personnel like to think. I?m now working as a trade person & have seen many network are being pulled by electricians and the quality of work is varied from person to person, however all network cable are all function just fine at the end.

PS. I'll load an image of my cable if needed.

Did I say *anywhere* in there that it wouldn't work? I've done it before, and I've had varying success with it. Sometimes it's OK, and sometimes it isn't. I just strongly discourage it. There's no reason to tolerate room for huge amounts of fault when it's unnecessary to do so. IMHO, of course.

 

[aidanjm]

who would do something like that (cut your ethernet cable)? was it deliberate?

 

[BurnItDwn]

if somebody cut your cable then it's their responsibility to replace or repair it. Collect the money from them, go get the cable. If they refuse to pay up, then make their life difficult.

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Injury
Cripes, just plop down $5 and buy a new one.

You'll spend at least an hour trying to strip the wires, twist them, solder them, tape them and then realize that you have a 1 inch diameter ball in the middle of your cable and end up buying a new one anyway.

Any cheap places other than *Best Buy* ?

Yes.

MotionMan

 

[Mikey]

just get a knife and some electrical tape and repair it. it literally only takes me like 5 min to do, and its quite easy. doesnt really take much brains, but as with anything, take a few minutes to at least observe it. if you want to do it the easier way, just go buy urself a new cable.

 

[Rip the Jacker]

FUKIN STUPID PIECE OF ******..

I've been wrestling with getting the wires in order and trying to get them to contact the side of the head...
I hope this is the right order.. TIP ORANGE, ORANGE, TIP GREEN, BLUE, TIP BLUE, GREEN, TIP BROWN, BROWN

 

[I Saw OJ]

There is no such thing as the internet.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
FUKIN STUPID PIECE OF ******..

I've been wrestling with getting the wires in order and trying to get them to contact the side of the head...
I hope this is the right order.. TIP ORANGE, ORANGE, TIP GREEN, BLUE, TIP BLUE, GREEN, TIP BROWN, BROWN

lol.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: JinLien
Just to let you know that this post is made with a severed cable that I twisted together. I sacrificed one of my cable for this test and it is working perfectly at no lost in transfer files between my computers.

Years ago my coworker raise a concern at one of our client network, because it was pulled and punched down by a group of unqualified electricians. They striped down the shielding jacket to expose 16-18? of wiring and unwind the winding as much as 10? to fit in the tight fitting punch down blocks. Therefore we carried out the test to prove that the hardware isn?t the problem, and the problem that we were having is due to the software as I suspected. We tested the cables against our test cables that was strip & punched down according to regulation and found that there were no different in speed.

Network cables are much more forgiving than many desk personnel like to think. I?m now working as a trade person & have seen many network are being pulled by electricians and the quality of work is varied from person to person, however all network cable are all function just fine at the end.

PS. I'll load an image of my cable if needed.

Did I say *anywhere* in there that it wouldn't work? I've done it before, and I've had varying success with it. Sometimes it's OK, and sometimes it isn't. I just strongly discourage it. There's no reason to tolerate room for huge amounts of fault when it's unnecessary to do so. IMHO, of course.

Ethernet (assuming that's what's being used here) is robust enough to send transfers repeatedly and slower until they get through, sometimes transparently.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
FUKIN STUPID PIECE OF ******..

I've been wrestling with getting the wires in order and trying to get them to contact the side of the head...
I hope this is the right order.. TIP ORANGE, ORANGE, TIP GREEN, BLUE, TIP BLUE, GREEN, TIP BROWN, BROWN

WTF?

Someone cut your cable. Find orange cable. Find other half of orange cable. Twist. Repeat for other colours.

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
FUKIN STUPID PIECE OF ******..

I've been wrestling with getting the wires in order and trying to get them to contact the side of the head...
I hope this is the right order.. TIP ORANGE, ORANGE, TIP GREEN, BLUE, TIP BLUE, GREEN, TIP BROWN, BROWN

WTF?

Someone cut your cable. Find orange cable. Find other half of orange cable. Twist. Repeat for other colours.

Uh. Isnt the little golden wire thing supposed to touch?

 

[Saulbadguy]

JFC. Buy a new cable.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
FUKIN STUPID PIECE OF ******..

I've been wrestling with getting the wires in order and trying to get them to contact the side of the head...
I hope this is the right order.. TIP ORANGE, ORANGE, TIP GREEN, BLUE, TIP BLUE, GREEN, TIP BROWN, BROWN

WTF?

Someone cut your cable. Find orange cable. Find other half of orange cable. Twist. Repeat for other colours.

Uh. Isnt the little golden wire thing supposed to touch?

If you're referring to something as a "little golden wire thing" then you should immediately strip the insulation off and mate the ends to a mains supply of electricity. And for god's sake, don't breed.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
FUKIN STUPID PIECE OF ******..

I've been wrestling with getting the wires in order and trying to get them to contact the side of the head...
I hope this is the right order.. TIP ORANGE, ORANGE, TIP GREEN, BLUE, TIP BLUE, GREEN, TIP BROWN, BROWN

WTF?

Someone cut your cable. Find orange cable. Find other half of orange cable. Twist. Repeat for other colours.

Uh. Isnt the little golden wire thing supposed to touch?

are you crimping a new cable or something?

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
FUKIN STUPID PIECE OF ******..

I've been wrestling with getting the wires in order and trying to get them to contact the side of the head...
I hope this is the right order.. TIP ORANGE, ORANGE, TIP GREEN, BLUE, TIP BLUE, GREEN, TIP BROWN, BROWN

WTF?

Someone cut your cable. Find orange cable. Find other half of orange cable. Twist. Repeat for other colours.

Uh. Isnt the little golden wire thing supposed to touch?

If you're referring to something as a "little golden wire thing" then you should immediately strip the insulation off and mate the ends to a mains supply of electricity. And for god's sake, don't breed.

Right...

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
FUKIN STUPID PIECE OF ******..

I've been wrestling with getting the wires in order and trying to get them to contact the side of the head...
I hope this is the right order.. TIP ORANGE, ORANGE, TIP GREEN, BLUE, TIP BLUE, GREEN, TIP BROWN, BROWN

WTF?

Someone cut your cable. Find orange cable. Find other half of orange cable. Twist. Repeat for other colours.

Uh. Isnt the little golden wire thing supposed to touch?

If you're referring to something as a "little golden wire thing" then you should immediately strip the insulation off and mate the ends to a mains supply of electricity. And for god's sake, don't breed.

Right...

Well, if you stick the ends into the mains then I suppose you'll short-circuit the process, and be awarded the much-coveted Darwin Award.
Until then, you're probably just better off realising that elementary physics and electrical skills are beyond your grasp and going to buy a new cable.

 

[mundane]

I only did what Anandtech Moderator told me to. Sorry, I didn't want to lose my posting privileges.

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
FUKIN STUPID PIECE OF ******..

I've been wrestling with getting the wires in order and trying to get them to contact the side of the head...
I hope this is the right order.. TIP ORANGE, ORANGE, TIP GREEN, BLUE, TIP BLUE, GREEN, TIP BROWN, BROWN

WTF?

Someone cut your cable. Find orange cable. Find other half of orange cable. Twist. Repeat for other colours.

Uh. Isnt the little golden wire thing supposed to touch?

If you're referring to something as a "little golden wire thing" then you should immediately strip the insulation off and mate the ends to a mains supply of electricity. And for god's sake, don't breed.

Right...

Well, if you stick the ends into the mains then I suppose you'll short-circuit the process, and be awarded the much-coveted Darwin Award.
Until then, you're probably just better off realising that elementary physics and electrical skills are beyond your grasp and going to buy a new cable.

I'm being awarded the Darwin Award for not knowing how to wire an ethernet cable?

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
FUKIN STUPID PIECE OF ******..

I've been wrestling with getting the wires in order and trying to get them to contact the side of the head...
I hope this is the right order.. TIP ORANGE, ORANGE, TIP GREEN, BLUE, TIP BLUE, GREEN, TIP BROWN, BROWN

WTF?

Someone cut your cable. Find orange cable. Find other half of orange cable. Twist. Repeat for other colours.

Uh. Isnt the little golden wire thing supposed to touch?

If you're referring to something as a "little golden wire thing" then you should immediately strip the insulation off and mate the ends to a mains supply of electricity. And for god's sake, don't breed.

Right...

Well, if you stick the ends into the mains then I suppose you'll short-circuit the process, and be awarded the much-coveted Darwin Award.
Until then, you're probably just better off realising that elementary physics and electrical skills are beyond your grasp and going to buy a new cable.

I'm being awarded the Darwin Award for not knowing how to wire an ethernet cable?

No, not at all.
Go and stick them into the mains and then you'll get it.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
FUKIN STUPID PIECE OF ******..

I've been wrestling with getting the wires in order and trying to get them to contact the side of the head...
I hope this is the right order.. TIP ORANGE, ORANGE, TIP GREEN, BLUE, TIP BLUE, GREEN, TIP BROWN, BROWN

WTF?

Someone cut your cable. Find orange cable. Find other half of orange cable. Twist. Repeat for other colours.

Uh. Isnt the little golden wire thing supposed to touch?

If you're referring to something as a "little golden wire thing" then you should immediately strip the insulation off and mate the ends to a mains supply of electricity. And for god's sake, don't breed.

Right...

Well, if you stick the ends into the mains then I suppose you'll short-circuit the process, and be awarded the much-coveted Darwin Award.
Until then, you're probably just better off realising that elementary physics and electrical skills are beyond your grasp and going to buy a new cable.

I'm being awarded the Darwin Award for not knowing how to wire an ethernet cable?

There is no such thing as an Ethernet cable.