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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock
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How hard is it to cut an end off a piece of LAN cable, and splice a new end connector on it? That dumb little plastic tab that holds the connector to the laptop port broke of the connector, and now my LAN cable falls out of my laptop all the time.  |
It's not that hard. I have spare RJ-45 connectors and the special tool for crimping them since I made most of my own patch cables. I have sheets that show the wire orientation for staight through and cross over cables. I can bring you the stuff at the next meeting or sometime in between if needed.
Basically all you do is strip about a half inch of the main wire insulation off, staighten and arrange the eight wires, push them into the back of the connector and then crimp the connector.