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Old 11-17-2008, 05:31 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by 7pointoh View Post
Part of my job description requires me to do this. Here's what I do,

I strip the outside shielding from about and 1 1/2 inch from the end. Untwist the pairs and straighten them out with a screw driver. Line them up in the specific color code. I ussually use EIA/TIA-568B standard (Doesn't really mater as long as you're have the same on both sides. Insert with the tab facing away from you. and Crimp.

It could be that just those cables went bad. What do you do to test it?
Plugging my laptop in and trying to connect to the internet is my test. And since I have no idea which wire is for which room, I have to test them all.

And that's what I did. Oh well.
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