[WinMac] Re: wiring a network


Alex Dearden(pata[at]tampabay.rr.com)
Sun, 6 Sep 1998 10:30:43 -0400


>I need some help in wiring an Ethernet 10base-T (though we're gonna use Cat5
>so I guess it's capable of 100Base-T, right?) network. I've never done this
>before so I'm pretty much clueless.
>
>I need to wire a small office. So, I looked at my office and I see that
>there's blue cabling through the walls, which goes to wall jacks. On the
>other end, in the back, it goes to a patch panel. Off of that panel, we
>have shorter grey wiring going to the hub itself. What is all this stuff
>called and where in the world do I get it!?!?!?
>
>I need the wall jacks. I need one Ethernet connection per office. Where do
>I get it and what are they called?
>
>I need the wiring that goes in the wall. Does it have to be blue? Should
>it be? Does color even mean anything? Is it the same type of cabling that
>goes between the computer and the wall jack, or does it do some crossing
>over back there? Where do I get it? What's it called?
>
>I need the little RJ-45 connectors on both ends, right? Where do I get those
>lil' thingies? We're getting an electrician to wire the place and he's
>going to be putting the cabling together, I just need to get the materials
>for him.
>
>I need the patch panel. Where do I get it, what's it called, etc...
>
>Thanks a bunch for your help!!!

Daniel, don't take this the wrong way, but I think you should
*definately* get someone who knows what they're doing to help you. Even
though 10BaseT UTP wiring is not as complex as other types, it can get to
be a nightmare if something goes wrong and you don't know where to begin
looking (patch panels can be guesome to figure out, not to mention wall
jacks if you don't know where they go; and don't even get me started on
bad cabling...

Alex Dearden
pata@doglover.com

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