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Network basics

barneysplash · 2008-05-23 23:52:10

Hi all I thought as a good project to start with networking that I would take a network cable, and open it up then attach the wires to a network point box to see if I can plug my computer into it. So I would have a cable from my broadband modem, into the back of the network box, then another cable out the front of the box…

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24-05-2008 12:52am

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barneysplash

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Hi all

I thought as a good project to start with networking that I would take
a network cable, and open it up then attach the wires to a network point
box to see if I can plug my computer into it.

So I would have a cable from my broadband modem, into the
back of the network box, then another cable out the front of the box into my computer and see if it works.

What I'd like to ask is, where can I learn how to split the cable open and
connect the wires correctly to the connectors insude the network point?

What do you think of this as a project? Is it safe?

Thanks

Barney

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#2 24-05-2008 12:59am
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You would probably get better help here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=34

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#3 24-05-2008 11:11am
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if you mean that instead of a network cable between your computer and modem you want a cable between your computer and a wall faceplate with a rj45 jack patched to another faceplate, then yes, this is perfectly safe.

assuming you don't want to make up your own network cables you will need the following:

2 faceplates with rj45 jacks (with the counting boxes that go behind them)
a length of network cable to run between the faceplates.
maybe a punchdown, but you can get away without one.

the back of the jack will have colour coded posts that correspond with the colours of the wires in a network cable. just match them up and punch down. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable

be careful of shorts at the posts (cut off any excess). be careful the cable length isn't too long.

you might want to get one of these to make sure you've terminated the ends right and there are no breaks: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=45778&C=Maplin&U=SearchTop&T=network%20tester&doy=24m5

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#4 25-05-2008 8:55pm
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preilly79 wrote: »

this is perfectly safe.

Thanks for the great post, Preilly.

I bought one of those network testers to play with.

I found this great video on youtube about how to terminate cables:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_mLnc3mXZ8

and this one on how to wire the RJ45 Keystone Jacks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHy8mtW9eak

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