RJ 45 with the cable. How?

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Hi I just bought a new switch to have a LAN connection in my home. I want to learn the proper way of putting the RJ45 to the UTP cable. I have a Surecom switch but Xp doesnt auto detect the hardware using my old cable. I want to know also the proper way/start of configuring my new switc to a multiple pc. Thanks
 
Hi I just bought a new switch to have a LAN connection in my home. I want to learn the proper way of putting the RJ45 to the UTP cable. I have a Surecom switch but Xp doesnt auto detect the hardware using my old cable. I want to know also the proper way/start of configuring my new switc to a multiple pc. Thanks.
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Brix,

Switches are pretty simple items. You don't need to set them up - just hook
them up properly and go.

Generally the only mistake you can make with them is to use a bad (dead) cable,
or a cross-over cable (switch ports contain a cross-over).

Of course, if your computers use TCP/IP for file sharing, you need to make sure
all computers are setup on the same subnet and have unique addresses. If your
network is Win98SE/ME and/or WinNT/2K/XP, you'll use NBT, which is NetBIOS over
TCP/IP, so a proper TCP/IP configuration on each is essential.

Here are a couple websites which may further educate:
http://www.cablesense.com/
http://www.homenethelp.com/

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
Brix,

Switches are pretty simple items. You don't need to set them up - just hook
them up properly and go.

Generally the only mistake you can make with them is to use a bad (dead) cable,
or a cross-over cable (switch ports contain a cross-over).

Of course, if your computers use TCP/IP for file sharing, you need to make sure
all computers are setup on the same subnet and have unique addresses. If your
network is Win98SE/ME and/or WinNT/2K/XP, you'll use NBT, which is NetBIOS over
TCP/IP, so a proper TCP/IP configuration on each is essential.

Here are a couple websites which may further educate:
http://www.cablesense.com/
http://www.homenethelp.com/
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Brix,

Here are a couple things you need to check:
1) Is it a powered switch? Make sure its power lead is active.
2) Is it an auto speed sensing switch (10/100?). If so, set a speed on each
computer. If not an auto sensing switch, make sure the computers are set for
the supported speed.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
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