On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Yaron wrote: > Ok, so I got the 1000' of Cat5e, a bunch of RJ45 Cat5e-certified > jacks, faceplates and modules, etc. And I wired the crap out of the > place. > > Being a complete dork, I didn't test the first wire I put in. I just > put in about 12, punched everything down (using the 568B scheme), and > THen plugged a machine in one end and patched over to the switch on > the other end. > > Link light comes on, 100M light comes on, DHCP server sees machine > send request, machine doesn't see DHCP server send reply. > > I tested all the cables outside the walls and they're fine. I tried > several different machines and NICs, and it looks like they can all > transmit and not receive. > > Naturally I have no Cat5 testing equipment, but I opened up a few > plugsto make sure I _did_ in fact punch everything down correctly, and > it looks like I did. > > Anyone have any clues/suggestions? Invite someone with a Cat5e tester (anyone at Real Time, for example) over to test your cables for you. :) -- Nate Carlson <natecars at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.real-time.com | Fax : (952)943-8500