Cat5 what router?

[Harry Bloomfield]

My experience is solid is better but do ensure you have the right plugs they are different for solid and stranded, that aside I wouldn't suggest using stranded for a 30m run due to the reduced performance.

Yep, I bought a pack of plugs, which claimed to be suitable for solid cores - I just couldn't see any difference to the usual versions.

 

[SUNRAY]

Yep, I bought a pack of plugs, which claimed to be suitable for solid cores - I just couldn't see any difference to the usual versions.

In essence a stranded plug has a single spike centrally into the wire whereas a solid has 2 spikes with a gap between them.

That is a very simplified description and not all are obvious.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

In essence a stranded plug has a single spike centrally into the wire whereas a solid has 2 spikes with a gap between them.

That is a very simplified description and not all are obvious.

I'll take another look at what I have - thanks!

 

[SUNRAY]

Scrappy sketch but gives an idea

Merry tomorrow

 

[chirpychippy]

That suggests either the cat5 is damaged, or you have used the wrong colour pairs, when making the ends off. The testers, only confirm the same wire is used at either end, they cannot check the pairs of wires, have been maintained as pairs - you have to do that visually.

Another potential issue, is that the crimp on RJ45 plugs, don't work reliably with solid wires, they work best with stranded cat5. A more reliably work around, is to install a socket at either end of the cat5, then use a pre-made short cable, from the socket, to the router, or AP.

The AP came with a Data Cable Cat 5e, I dug out a Patch Cable, both were wired to T568B, a good starting point. The Cat5e I put in, I cut the RJ45's off of either end and wired them into switches for the T568B standatd as per your work around.

The AP has all lights lit up which implies we have a solution, I managed to connect the smart TV to it via WiFi.

I haven't run a speed test yet wholly due to Christmas day commitments, but I think the solution has been found thanks to the expertise of those included yourself on this forum.

Thank you.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

View attachment 367065Scrappy sketch but gives an idea

Merry tomorrow

I've just been examining my stock of RJ45 crimps, two big bags of them, plus a few loose samples, with a lens - they all have four points per single wire, which I think matches your second diagram?

These are the very same ones, I have sometimes had, frustratingly - fail to make contact with the wire, on later testing, with the sequential test gadget I use. I've never had a single failure to connect, where I have terminated a solid cable, into a RJ45 socket, nor a stranded cable into a RJ45 plug.

 

[SUNRAY]

I've just been examining my stock of RJ45 crimps, two big bags of them, plus a few loose samples, with a lens - they all have four points per single wire, which I think matches your second diagram?

These are the very same ones, I have sometimes had, frustratingly - fail to make contact with the wire, on later testing, with the sequential test gadget I use. I've never had a single failure to connect, where I have terminated a solid cable, into a RJ45 socket, nor a stranded cable into a RJ45 plug.

I used to buy plugs inbags of up to 1000 and I couldn't attempt to put a figure on actual quantities but 5000-10000 feels ok. I'll say the failures I've had have been due to my error (mixing plain whites has accounted for a few) or some exceedingly cheap CCA CAT5 which I suspected was undersized conductors or insulation.