how do i make a cat5 switch cable?

Question

i need to make a cable from router to hub. so that i can use hub to connect multiple computers.

Answer 1

You mean patch cable...

http://www.lanshack.com/make-cat5E.aspx

Answer 2

For just one cable, it's probably cheaper to buy it. If you're serious about doing it yourself, here's the steps:

1. Cat5 has 8 wires, colored Blue, light blue, Green, light green, Rust (brown), light rust and Orange, light orange (BbGgRrOo). You need the cable and the plastic Cat5 connectors for each end.
2. Strip the insulation about an inch from each end of the cable, being sure not to strip/damage the insulation around the individual wires.
3. Straighten out the wires so that they flatten out, side by side (looks like: llllllll)
4. Slide the individual wires into the 8 slots on the plastic connector. It's important that the color of the wires match on both ends of the cable. The colors, in order, should be OoGBbgRr (Orange, light orange, Green, Blue, light blue, green, Rust, light rust).
5. Crimp the plastic connectors (you really need a crimping tool to do this right. Any good electrical supply store has them).

Answer 3

normally you need a crossover cable to connect your router to the switch or hub , but some switches can detect the signal even if you use a forward cable ( Auto-Negotiation Function )

Answer 4

Buy one from any computer store.. plug it in to the modem and in to the router.. then to the hub... I would use a router with multiple ports.. like I have... 4 ports for computers with one connection to my cable providers modem

Answer 5

Below are the websites that you can find more information:
http://www.lanshack.com/cat5e-tutorial.aspx
http://www.networktechinc.com/cable-cat5.html