RJ45 Fastening.

[mvallevand]

My dog was good enough to use a couple of my new in-wall CAT6 ethernet cables as chew toys and the painters wasn't any help either wrecking another one. I didn't want to start on the four jacks I need to redo but my test cable creation is going terribly. I am losing the cable 2 inches at a time and gone through 5 jacks already. In theory wiring one of these little beggars should be easy, but I am going insane try to get the order to stay right

Anyone have any tips?

Martin

[HarryH3]

Are you using keystone jacks or putting connectors directly onto the end of the cables? I've always used keystone jacks in the wall, then plug in a patch cable to go to the device. I also only use the type of jacks that require a proper punchdown tool to terminate the wires. I've heard too many horror stories about the type that supposedly punchdown themselves when you close the clamshell.

Here's a pretty good video guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRNcLMsFXsI

[ACTCMS]

Anyone have any tips?

Martin

Send me the air fare and I'll pop over and do them for you...

Alex

[mvallevand]

Thank HarryH3 I actually have some keystones that I want to connect but I don't have a punch too let that will save me two of the connections. Alex maybe I will take you up on it ... if you take my dog back with you.

Martin.