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how hard is it to make your own UTP cabling and how easy is it to mess up the cable? can a faulty cable be hazardess or harmful if not constructed properly
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#2 8 Days Ago
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Originally Posted by plague 
how hard is it to make your own UTP cabling and how easy is it to mess up the cable? can a faulty cable be hazardess or harmful if not constructed properly
Pretty easy to make. here are some instructions and here is a RJ45 crimper.
Unless you're doing something like power over ethernet, I don't think anything would get too hosed up if you get something switched around, but data transfer would most assuredly suffer.
Last edited by donaldw; 8 Days Ago at 11:38 pm.
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#3 8 Days Ago
Easy to make. Use a crimper. Do your research (e.g when to useSolid cable vs Stranded cable [and make sure you get the correct connectors for your chosen type] as well as cable specs e.g CAT5 vs Cat5e vs CAT6). Do a few practice runs beforehand. Your first few will be rubbish.
A bad cable could conceivably damage your network card etc....
That howto above is good. I think there is another one on WikiHow.
A bad cable could conceivably damage your network card etc....
That howto above is good. I think there is another one on WikiHow.
Last edited by jbennet; 8 Days Ago at 11:42 pm.
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