Sodering a crossover cable

Hoedizzy · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:22 pm Post subject: Sodering a crossover cable

I have a 10' crossover cable 100mbs and i need to go 25' with. I was wondering if it is possible to soder a straigh thru cat 5 100mbs to it? Or would this mess at all with the speed?

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JayDubya · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:06 pm Post subject:

It should work, but working with those wires is an absolute b!tch if you aren't used to them. You can always put another end on the cable if you needed to do so.

If you could, i'd try to get an extension and another cable. Otherwise, maybe use your hub.
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2old2care · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:17 pm Post subject:

get one of them rj45 to rj45 thru connector jobbies...you know they're usually tan....they get a couple of bucks for them....then just put another cat 5 patch to it.

Or do it like your thinking... it won't effect you speed on such a short distance.
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Hoedizzy · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:46 pm Post subject:

It's just for my file sever. I just do it the cheap way!!

2young2care · UberTweaker Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 1031

dude... it's like... what... $2 MAX for the extendor thingy
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Ham_fisT · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 10:51 pm Post subject:

Cheap???

a 25ft crossover cable only costs about $8.00 shipped
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Hoedizzy · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 11:17 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the tip, but i like it to be ugly so i think that the cables should be ugly too. JK! I'll get one soon enough!!

JayDubya · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 11:28 pm Post subject:

Experiment. As long as you have enough cable to play with, you are ok. You shouldn't use up any more than 5ft of calbe trying to put the new ends on right =P. It doesn't matter what order the wires are as long as they are the same on each end. Usually its Orange Orange/white Green Blue Blue/white Green/white brown brown/white.

IT DOES VARY. Look carefully at your end of teh cable.
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Sally · UberTweaker Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 1158 Location: WA

for starters hoe, its SOLDER, not SODER!!!!! "Soder" would be one who sod's?

Just kidding.

We both know buying a coupler locally would be grounds for anal violation....they are like $8 just for the connector. I'd say order one or go to WINTRONIC on Dace street and have them make you a cross-over cable....
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2old2care · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 12:09 am Post subject:

JayDubya · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 12:28 am Post subject: