Shawn C
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Ok, I have a question before I start wasting cable.
My home came pre-wired with CAT 5 cable throughout. The only problem is that they didn't terminate any of the connections in my "tech box". I am using a cable modem that is connected to my D-Link wireless router (that has 8 hardwired ports available).
I want to get a couple of my CAT 5 connections live. I am planning to just put connectors onto the cat-5 in in the "tech box" and plug the needed oned into the router. The ports in the rooms are already hooked up, so I will just use a spare patch cable to connect from the wall to the PC.
Do I just terminate the connectors in the box using the standard "pass-through" method or do they need to be "crossover" type?
My home came pre-wired with CAT 5 cable throughout. The only problem is that they didn't terminate any of the connections in my "tech box". I am using a cable modem that is connected to my D-Link wireless router (that has 8 hardwired ports available).
I want to get a couple of my CAT 5 connections live. I am planning to just put connectors onto the cat-5 in in the "tech box" and plug the needed oned into the router. The ports in the rooms are already hooked up, so I will just use a spare patch cable to connect from the wall to the PC.
Do I just terminate the connectors in the box using the standard "pass-through" method or do they need to be "crossover" type?