Straigh 2 Crossover
Well ... euh ... I've got an crossover cable ... but I lended it to a friend, and I didn't get it back yet
... and I needed one now (keep in mind that the stores are closed this day) so I thought "I've got a straigh
cable that I don't need anymore", "so why wouldn't I cut the cable and re-attach it again?". With this crazy
idea in mind we made our very own crossed-cable.
Caution!
This tutorial is not for IT-people with heart conditions!
Step 1: The Tools
Use the tools in your environment, this leaves us the following items:
- paper
- ducktape
- regular tape
- ballpoint
- wire-shears
- a pair of scissors
- a straight UTP cable
Step 2: Making the cable
First we need a plan on how a straight and cross cable differ from each other,
this is where the paper comes in. Let's write down how we need to connect the cables ...So ... orange goes to green ... orange and white goes to green and white ... green and white goes to orange and white ... and finally green goes back to orange ...
After we've cut the cable in half and stripped it, we need to connect it properly again ... ofcourse we
don't want any shortcuts, so we tape each pair of cable individualy.When all cables are connected and taped, we 'll test the connection with a multi-meter to verify that each pair is properly connected.
Step 3: Using the cable
Should we or should we not connect the cable to the PC? Well, we made it to use it.So why wouldn't we connect it? It took some time before the DHCP server gave us an IP lease. But then suddently Windows said: "LAN Connected", and as you can see in the reflection of the screen, we were quite suprised!