Thursday, October 22, 2009

ethernet cable

An ethernet cable is used to connect the internet to a computer modem router and stuff like that. To make a ethernet cable you will need a network cable, rj 45 jacks, and cable wires.


  1. Cut your wire to the length you will need make sure you have a littl eextra encase you mess up.

  2. Strip the blue tubing on the wire to about half the length of the rj 45 jack.

  3. Untwist the colored wires and make them as straight as possible.

  4. Put the colors in the right order you should notice that it is light, dark from left to right. the order is light orange, dark orange, light green, dark blue, light blue, dark blue, light brown, dark brown.

  5. Once they are in order cut them to where the wires are even.

  6. Hold the jack with the clip facing down.

  7. Put the wires in the rj 45 jack make sure they don't move out of order while in the jack.

  8. Make sure the colors are in the right order and the copper is touching the end of the jack.

  9. Make the blue tube is past the clamp.

  10. Then repeat for the other side of the cable.

Don't get frustrated or disouraged if you can't get it right at first give it time.


The first time i made a cable it took tons of tries and lots of cutting and adjusting.


now you have your ethernet cable ready to use.

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