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Re: Cat 5 connector problem...



Darren Karp wrote:

> I need to connect two RJ45 connectors on to one length of cable and
don't
> fancy having to spend £20.00 on a crimp tool to do it. I've seen a
pack of
> 10 RJ45 connectors from Maplin (JT49D). Is there any other method I
could
> use?

Offer beer to whoever can lend you a crimp tool for 10 minutes on your
local geek-populated online resource.

Alternatively get a shortish patch cable, cut and splice the cables.
Not as neat or robust, but always a useful technique when seperated from
your toolkit and you need a crossover cable or something in a hurry.


Kim.



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