i have this cable around my house.. each power outlet has one of this ethernet cable... this means i can leave my modem in the basement and have high speed connection without any wiring since i already got the wires but the problem is the person who lived in this house before we bought has cut off the head of the ethernet cable.. i can find a head for the cable i seem not too sure i mean i dunno how to connect the ethernet back to its head..
the image below shows the current ethernet cable with no head and i am intended to put the head but dunno how to..
any help would be appreciated..
thanks
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/3923/ethernetys7.jpg
2007-05-04 14:37:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
The ethernet cable has 4 wire pairs inside of it (8 wires total: 2x4 = 8). The pairs are twisted together (this cuts down on electromagnetic interference). The twisted pairs are color-coded like this:
1) Orange/Orange-White
2) Blue/Blue-White
3) Green/Green-White
4) Brown/Brown-White
So, for example, you will have a brown wire twisted with a wire that is colored brown & white.
You need two items in addition to the ethernet outlet ("head," as you put it): wire strippers (this can simply be a razor blade) and a punch-down tool (more on that later).
You need to remove about an inch of the blue outer insulation without cutting into the wire pairs. Untwist the wire pairs up to the edge of the insulation. Now, you're going to spray the 8 wires out and lay the end of the ethernet cable into the groove on the backside of the "head." Each wire needs to be punch down into a groove using the punch-down tool. The "head" should label each groove with a color which matches the color of the wire to punch down. (eg. brown-white wire goes to the groove with a small brown-white picture next to it).
Here is a good picture of a punch-down tool:
http://www.made-in-china.com/image/2f0j00ZvAEQirlYaoVM/Impact-And-Punch-Down-Tool-KB-D114-.jpg
That one is expensive, you can find them cheaper. This is a telephony/network tool.
Once you have the wires punched down, just attach the head to the plastic outlet over and screw the cover to the wall.
2007-05-04 14:55:26 · answer #1 · answered by fringefire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-17 04:30:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if I had those in the basement and wanted to connect to the plugs in the house I would get a PATCH PANEL and connect all of them to the panel. Home Depot has these and the backs of the panels are marked for the color codes of the wires.
Once the panel is in place you can pick which connectors you want to use. You will need to trace the wires so you know which ones go where. (Calling a pro for an hour would be very worthwhile)
You can then connect your router and DSL however you would like.
2007-05-08 07:45:09 · answer #3 · answered by Tracy L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try looking at the other end of the cable to see how it is wired there if both ends are the same. I think that they color code all Ethernet cables the same so you could try getting another cable and going off of that. Good luck. You could just replace the whole thing.
2007-05-04 14:50:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Radio Shack may have the Ethernet Cable ends and the tool you need to reconnect it. You will need to strip the ends of the cable and wires a little bit, connect the right ones into the right part of the modular plug, and use a tool to crimp it.
2007-05-04 14:45:15 · answer #5 · answered by CindyPsych 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...are you sure this is an Ethernet cable, such an RJ45? That cable looks too stiff to be ethernet, but you can go to Radioshack and buy a new head, or you can buy a new cheapo cable, cut in half and splice the proper lines together.
2007-05-04 14:42:55 · answer #6 · answered by Matt 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not good practice to mix comm wires with power conductors in the same conduit or box.
Also it may not be worth the trouble. Probably easier to install and less costly to go wireless.
2007-05-04 16:16:56 · answer #7 · answered by sweetwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋