Cat 6 patch cables dont work

[colincjay]

I recently bought some bulk cat6 solid cable and cat6 rj 45 connectors. I tried to make them the same way I've always made cat5 patches but none of them seem to work. The connectors have little inserts and I suspect I'm not using them right???

 

[franklin97355]

You are probably correct in your assumption.

 

[Trotski]

Buy Factory made Cat6 patch cords at least you can take them back if they don't work

 

[colincjay]

OK I got it. After you put the connector over the wire and guide, you have to press the guide all the way to the end. I had to use a very small screwdriver to do it. Maybe nicer connectors don't need this extra (annoying) step.

 

[Jtodd]

Every Cat6 plug I've seen is a multi-step proccess, so I haven't bothered using them much, if at all. Though I've got a few around, just incase. In fact, have Panduit's cat6 plug setting on my desk right now. It has 5 parts. I scared to even test one. Oh well, the price of advancement. Right?

Justin T. Clausen
Physical Layer Implementation
California State University, Monterey Bay

 

[whit3rd]

You might want to carefully inspect your terminating plugs; for
solid cable, the plugs' crimp elements straddle the wire. For stranded cable, the plugs' crimp elements poke straight into the wire.

If you use the stranded-conductor plugs on solid-conductor, you break the
wires at the high stress points.

The modular connector plugs of each type look identical without a microscope. I've often wished there were a color code...