Alright, my sisters want wired internet access in their rooms and I have a box with a 1000 feet of cat5e cable. I also have the jacks and everything else. Now... I have to connect the wire to the jack. It has two configurations though.... T568A and T568B.... Which way do I do it? The only difference I know between T568A and T568B is that the orange and green wire pairs (pairs two and three) are interchanged. But I can't figure out which way to wire them.

I have checked google, but I want to make sure I have confirmation from some people I can trust.

I think A, but I never remember and just look at made cable that works, or check google. You will find the correct way on google for sure. And if you mess up, just cut off one end and fix it, good crimping practice...

Gah, such a long time since I made homeade Cat5. Make sure you check the way the wires went it the jack plug. One arrangement gives you X-Over cable and the other way gives you normal RJ45 LAN cable.

I just tried B first and it worked... Now I have to crawl through the field of fiberglass insulation two more times which is gonna suck...

Posted by Magical Trevor I just tried B first and it worked... Now I have to crawl through the field of fiberglass insulation two more times which is gonna suck...

For gods sake, just get 2 802.11b tower-cards.

Posted by Jesus Jones For gods sake, just get 2 802.11b tower-cards.

Why 802.11b? 802.11g is faster.

Pros of 802.11g:
- Faster speeds
- Supports more simultaneous users
- Best signal range (not easily obstructed)

Cons of 802.11g:
- Costs more
- Some change of interference by appliances on an unregulated frequency.

Besides, wired networking (compared with wireless networking) is superior:

Pros of Wired:
- Faster (maximum speed is 1000mbps)
- Secure (no signals travelling through the air, only through cables)
- Reliable (wired connections are not affected by interference and fluctuations in avalible bandwith)

Pros of Wireless:
- Cost effective (no need to buy 500ft of cat5)
- No wires (as touched upon above)
- Portable and flexible (no wires to move)

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b cards are dirt cheap (The store I shop they are) Plus hes bitching at the fact of the Fibregalss insulation.

Yeah but if he gets B a week from now he'll be bitching at how slow and shitty it is.

Posted by Professor Chaos Yeah but if he gets B a week from now he'll be bitching at how slow and shitty it is.

Good point.

I have B.... fucking hate it. and g is slower than wired anyways.

wired is faster anyways. i'm waiting for 802.11n comes out, it's supposed to be almost as fast wired cat5 and the later 802.11n should top out at 600 Mbit/s anyways.

Humm, what are you using it for? G should be more than fast for internet and for most of what your sisters do. We use a DLink DWL-2100AP access point (NOT a router) and it's great. Fast and stable, although only 2 laptops are connect to it (all 6 desktops have a CAT5 line).

Posted by Professor Chaos Humm, what are you using it for? G should be more than fast for internet and for most of what your sisters do. We use a DLink DWL-2100AP access point (NOT a router) and it's great. Fast and stable, although only 2 laptops are connect to it (all 6 desktops have a CAT5 line).

video/audio streaming, large file transfers, print sharing, and internet. We have 3 laptops including mine, and 3 desktops. If it was just two laptops and one desktop, I'd consider G. and, getting wireless internet in our basement is hard.

There is actually a very good reason to be using B. B uses significantly less spectrum bandwidth. As a direct result the signal is going to carry better and further. I've noticed several times when B signals would be making it through walls when G signals would outright fail.

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heh, speaking of networking, I just got a free 8 port switch and 3 things of Cat5 cable, so my friends and I are thinking of throwing an Xbox party here soon. and best of all its Free!!!

Just dont ask me how I got it.

Posted by SnArF heh, speaking of networking, I just got a free 8 port switch and 3 things of Cat5 cable, so my friends and I are thinking of throwing an Xbox party here soon. and best of all its Free!!! Just dont ask me how I got it.

how much cable?

Posted by stealthy Pros of Wireless: - Cost effective (no need to buy 500ft of cat5)

Forgive the double post..

Actually, after buying the wireless router and all the necessary cards, wired networking is a considerable amount cheaper. I picked up my 1000 ft. spool of cat5e riser cable for only 40$. for 10 jacks it was only about 5$. Ends were pretty cheap too. And faceplates are about 50 cents a piece. I know I didn't spend more than 70$ total. When we bought our 802.11b it was over 100$ for everything. I will still have the B router connected, but I plan on using the wired connection a lot more.

Better make sure you wire it to code, or your gonna have alot of shit to remove when the house gets sold. I just got 30 some odd feet of cat6 cable from a friend, so I might use that for something.

Posted by SnArF Better make sure you wire it to code, or your gonna have alot of shit to remove when the house gets sold. I just got 30 some odd feet of cat6 cable from a friend, so I might use that for something.

colorado law allows you to wire your own telephone and networking. reason why is because it cannot create an electrical fire. Electrical wiring is completely different. Although it still is a good idea to remove all the wiring you have done in your house when you move.. it is not necessary.

Posted by Magical Trevor colorado law allows you to wire your own telephone and networking. reason why is because it cannot create an electrical fire. Electrical wiring is completely different. Although it still is a good idea to remove all the wiring you have done in your house when you move.. it is not necessary.

Really... is that not what the electrician nearly fined my dad 400$ because of the phone line we put in under the carpet a couple months ago for??

Posted by SnArF Really... is that not what the electrician nearly fined my dad 400$ because of the phone line we put in under the carpet a couple months ago for??

Hmm, that's odd. Oh well, we didn't do the best job considering we followed the baseboards, mine runs through the attic and follows all the other lines, I don't think they will notice.

EDIT: just finished the line to my room.... only two more lines to go.