I have been a professional trainer for at least 20 years, teaching subjects like software, finance, computer processes, and... you get the picture. Your video is elegant. I wish more instructors would take the time to do what you did in your Cat5e and Cat6 tutorial. Foremost, you used plain, non-technical language and clear, visual, checkpoints a lay person could understand and use to make sure the process works. In addition, you: 1. Introduced the settings where such cables are used, such as network quality, volume, and speed. 2. Described the lack of knowledge surrounding both kinds of cable, such as, "why is my network so slow?" 3. Distinguished the requirements that demand each type of cable, such as normal data rates vs. giga-speed 4. Laid out the components & tools and needed elements so we can find them, such as, ~"get this tool at a hardware store." 5. Pointed out special distinctions so the watcher could recognize what was important, such as wire colors, order, & length. 6. Provided tips from your own experience, such as sheath cutting & double crimping, There were many more elements in your presentation that made it more friendly and clear, which is just who you are. Anyway, thank you for one of the best instructional videos I have seen.
You have actually spoken my mind. I am a beginner in Networking and I will like to learn more from experts like you. Please my email id is haliduibrahim568@gmail.com
He actually used the wrong cable and possible the wrong crimps. What he actually made is a cable that won't last and is prone to easily getting broken. He did not go over the type of cable and crimps that make up a patch cableb nor did he use boots on the cable. I have made thousands of patch cables the correct way
Von, could you help me out with this? I've been looking for professionals in the comments section and glad to have found you. I have Cat6, it's shielded but not terminal. Would it make any difference if I don't connect the aluminum foil to somewhere? like if I don't use a metal plate to connect it to, will the speed be reduced? Thnx
Studying NE here. Busy bridging an old router over Ethernet to act as a repeater for my girlfriend :) will be my first time putting this knowledge into practice.
@@davidkamau7871 i don't think there's a name for them, it's just a style of 8P8C connector, meant to be easier to assemble but isn't really once you've got the hang of how to wiggle the connectors straight before inserting them.
10 years later and your video still helps people. I keep putting away the idea of terminating cables myself because I'm not really into DIY and I'm scared of fucking up the cables inside my walls but your video helped dissipate a lot of the worries I had. I think I'll get a patch cable to practice it a few times before hitting the wall outlet in a cramped space. Thank you!
Beginner CCNA student, working at a place now where I was given a task to make our cables and rewire our MDF, didn't know a thing about making cables but now I can actually do it, keep up the amazing tutorials!
@@26horses I don't think you understand the point of the guys comment. He's not saying that you are worse because you learned at 14, he's talking about something he's proud of his kids doing and thanking them for giving him a family activity however unusual it may be. I cannot belive myself that anyone is an asshole enough to just call someone fucking stupid for sharing something that his kids did that relates to the video and thanking them.
I know this is an old video, but I would add one more step to making the cables - test them with a cable tester once they have been made (if possible.) It will keep you from pulling your hair out wondering if you made them correctly!
Pal, I have lost count of the times I've watched this! Thank you! I'm a layman cabling my house with CAT6. I'll wire a few jacks, have a few weeks' break, forget the layout, watch your video again, wire a few jacks . . . ad infinitum. Hugely helpful.
Thanks! I checked everything multiple times. I did use a magnifying glass to check the wires before I crimped the connector. The second plug went much more quickly than the first. The cable tester confirmed that the cable was good. Success! Let’s see how well I do on the next one!
Awesome tutorial. I am a former hands on tech that is now an IT Director. I haven't crimped in 12 years and I was never an admin. I just ordered cables because I am lazy and got them really cheap. This is going to help me unretire. Many thanks.
About time someone who showed me the correct colour sequence of the wires. You made my son so happy he now running 950mb on his ps5. Thanks for the help
5:40 Thank you for all the close up shots! I was wondering how the cable would connect and I dont have the cables in front of me yet this helped me understand it
If I was to recommend to someone a training video for this topic, it would be this one. It was detailed enough to give me exactly what I need, offered some very helpful technical background on the types of cable and how they differ, and it was entertaining enough to make me want to watch to the end. Excellent job!
Thanks Kane. You're right, they're not terribly complicated in terms of the order of the pairs. I found when I was a newbie, the biggest challenge was getting those little wires into the right slots in the RJ before you crimp. And, yes, I agree cat5e is totally ample for SOHO environments. :-)
Wow! And you made this in 2012! Thanks so much! Did you think back then that today, people would still be grateful for your video, you had well over 4 million RUclips views, and quite a few of us are looking back at a year of covid? I hope you are doing GREAT and again, please accept my gratitude for dropping everything you were doing back in 2012 to help make people a little smarter! Take Care, Tom
I am faced with having to run cat 6 cables in to several rooms in our new / old house . It was built in the 70's , before anyone ever imagined they might one day have a computer in their home . Fishing the wire through multiple twists and turns with the connecters already installed is out of the question . The connecters will need installing after the cables are in place . This excellent 'howto' video makes the task a whole lot less daunting .
Really enjoyed your video, you put it across very well. One minor suggestion it is that you don't stress the cores like that whilst getting the outer jacket off as it may weaken them or cause them to break inside their insulator. You wont know that until you test your cable and it fails :(
Excellent video thanks for teaching! I've found that with cat 6, if you make your initial cut at a bit of an angle it's much easier to get the sled on a pair at a time.
Tek Syndicate being a rank beginner, I was having trouble getting all the wires in the RJ45 pass thru plug at the same time. So with a bit more length in the stripped bundle I did what my wife said(always pay attention to your wife :-)). I put them in one at a time. Checked the order as the came out the other side of the RJ45 pass thru plug. Cut of the excess, put the plug into the crimper and squeezed. I plugged the RJ45 into the router and ran upstairs to see if the new cable worked. Ta Da!!! perfect.First time is a charm. Thank you Tek Syndicate.
There are 3 unique types of RG-45 plugs: those for stranded wire; those for solid wire; and those that will work with solid or stranded wire. The bit that pierces the insulation of the cable’s wires is different for each type of plug. Be sure to get the right kind-it makes a difference in the ability of the cable to handle the speed, and give your cables long life.
I haven't used the knowledge obtained from watching this video, yet; however, I like the detailed explanation of each step. I teach the same way when explaining anything I'm doing to an apprentice/curious individual that wants/needs to know exactly what I'm doing and why. I appreciate your time and willingness to share your knowledge with folks like myself. Have a blessed one, sir!
Therese actually a lot more to it than that. The method he uses it called T568B most commonly used in the US because it is compatible with older telephone gear. The rest of the world uses T568A which is green stripe,green solid,orange stripe, blue solid, blue stripe, orange solid, brown stripe, brown solid. The advantage of A is the inner two pair map directly to telecom wiring practice. Other that that there isn't much difference. Now the connector there's a lot of confusion between 8P8C connector and RJ45S. while the RJ45S keyed 8P2C modular connector, with Pins 5 and 4 (the middle 2 positions) wired for tip and ring of a single telephone line and Pins 7 and 8 shorting a programming resistor. It was meant to be used with a high speed modem and is obsolete today, but can still be bought it's commonly used to refer the 8P8C connector. The RJ45S in fact features an extra tab that prevents it being used with other types of connector. An actual 8P8C will not work with a RJ45S socket. While Cat5/Cat5e and Cat6/Cat6a cables can be used is the same connector. Cat6 is characterized to 250MHz but has a reduced maximum length when used for 10GBASE-T(10-Gigabit Ethernet), Cat6a is characterized to 500Mhza nd has improved alien crosstalk, allowing 10GBASE-T to be run for the same distance as previous protocols.
Thanks, I was looking if anyone would point out this was the T568B standard. Your explanation was excellent. Should have thrown in a “cross over” pairing.
Worked for the oldest phone company in the world for many years and wished I would have had this video when I started. I eventually figured it out on my own and also discovered in gigibit ethernet, it doesn't matter what color combo you use as long as it is the same on both ends! The company I work for now uses the B color arrangement that you show in the video supposed to the A color arrangement that we used at AT&T. Good vid!
The only thing missing is a simple statement saying "repeat this exact procedure on the opposite end." The procedure for fabricating a cross-over cable is slightly different than a patch cable.
Programmer here. Just started a local hardware webshop and figured this would be a nice addition on services i can provide to customers. Thanks for the great tutorial.
This was a great help in understanding how the cable I bought from a small shop wasn't working. Not only did they not put the wires in the proper order, but they also exposed the wires themselves.
I'm a tech student currently and planning to do some small networking in my house. we were supposed to do a lab on this then covid hit, so we never learned this stuff. Thank you so much for the video!
This video is awesome and very helpful. I'm a field tech and I needed cat 5e cable for a upcoming project and I've been in my garage struggling making cat5e cable for the first time and every time I tested it never worked I Googled how to make cat5e cables and this video popped up and you explained everything to the T. I didn't know there was a certain wiring scheme to have each individual wire!!! Thanks so much for showing me!! It's like a light at the end of a dark cold tunnel!!! Thanks bro.
+bcman Main (bcman12358) I see no point in spending the extra for cat6 myself. For 100 BaseTx its not really going to do much for me. There are actual advantages of going with cat5e over cat5 on a 100 Base TX network but not cat6. At least, not that I know of.
Cat 6 is overkill but for that relative small amount it’s futureproofing. Technology keeps improving so it’s good to know that your behind-the-wall cabling will be up to the task........just my thoughts
@@psoon04286 Now Cat6A Shielded is *not* overkill to futureproof your domicle. It will do up to 40GbE at 550MHz if memory serves me correct and it may not. 😨
This video helped me go from being terrified of terminating network cables to feeling confident it's not that difficult. Plus you were entertaining along the way, love your humor style. Great video!!
I saw your video yesterday. I borrowed the tools from someone, and patched it today myself. Honestly, this is so much easier than I thought. Great video ❤️
Ok I guess this a good video if not better or the best one I will watch. No need to go further and minimal time wasted. Leaving me time to give a thumbs up witch means this video may be latent work of genius. Thanks Ray except white green from the top or bottom?
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One thing that every single computer course is missing is the instruction about how to actually do the work of running cable, making connections, etc.... The very simple basics don't take a lot of time to teach yet are vitally important to know. Thank you for making this video.
I just made my first cable. and since I knew nothing. I had bought RJ45 plugs and cat6 cable. I had to make it work or else I would be without internet until tomorrow. Your video Helped so much. Thank you
This just saved my office a ton. I did a complete update and reinstall of all our cables. Two of them got missed by the installers and it was going to be weeks before they could come back.
Indeed you are correct, i was mainly talking about the infrastructure ( cable runs to patch panel etc) You can run 1000baseT just fine on cat5e. My point was if it was a new build and your running 100s of cables around its good practice to have it to cat6 standard now so you don't have to change in 5 -10 years down the line. The fly leads themselvs dot even bother just buy them or use cat5e.
Andrew Joy You are right, Cat5e does support 1000baseTX. Cat5e is susceptible to more crosstalk though. Which is why ANSI/TIA/EIA created the Cat6 standard.
I keep coming back to this video because I second guess myself every time I need to make one. Just as helpful today as it was the times I've watched it over the years.
Thats awesome, you're the first one to actually show why you don't need to strip the inner conductors. I was wondering how the pins actually contacted them and now I know that the crimping pierces them from above. Thanks bro.
This guy is a bit "animated" but this is the most clear and comprehensive of this explanation vids I have found! Anywhere you tube and elsewhere! Thanks and carry on!
It appears you're using ordinary Cat.5 cable which has solid conductors and then giving those solid conductors a good old waggle to get the sheath off - not good. If your stripper is set up correctly the sheath should just pull off cleanly with a firm tug - no need to wank the wires about like that! If you're regularly making patch leads get yoursef a drum of Cat.5 flex which has stranded conductors.
Thanks from the colorblind guy! I didn't know which wire was which by written instructions, but now that I've seen this with my eyes, I can now make the distinction between the wires. Thanks again.
I just wired my house with CAT6 then realized I had no idea WTF I was doing when terminating any of the wires. This was very helpful Kane! Thanks man! Now to test 25 runs. 😳
This. This is an important note for people that do not know. In the US it's the T568B standard. It won't matter for patch cables where you're using the same wiring for each end yourself, but if the other end is already done, or you are terminating to a wall outlet it is important to know. www.cat-5-cable-company.com/faq-568A-VS-568B.html
Loved this! exactly what I need for shortening over-long cables to our music streamer. I'm our "household network" admin (at 66 years old, and happily married, so not available for dating!!)
Thank you for the close up and clear explanation. I just did two connections and talked my son through a third connection. We're both happy men, all thanks to your video! 😁
Excellent video! After 10 years of being "dormant" I made a few cables the other night and surprised myself! Only thing I did wrong was use Cat-5 ends on Cat-6 cable (still worked though).
Thats a great refresher! I was a computer science student 5 years ago and because Im poor (I cant buy my own stuffs) I out of practice, mostly Im didnt get to do works regarding computers , thank you for this video
How did Kane get 1.8k "thumbs down???" He is hilarious and did a great job! I go back to this video as a refresher everytime I need to put an RJ-45 onto a cable. I WILL NOT accept another as a substitute! More videos from Kane!
Visited some of the big box stores today, in search of two (2) ethernet cables....only to find empty shelves. Looks like quarantine (COVID-19...for those of you who read this comment many years later) has caused everyone to upgrade their equipment for Netflix, etc. I imagine that you are going be getting more views with this shortage of pre-made cables. Congrats on your current 3.3 million views. You deserve the views...great content.
Dr. Chekov approves your lecture on Cat 6 cable terminations and will immediately notify Scotty on the proper way of wire termination on the Enterprise without using Wifi communication.
Thanks man I last did this like 10 years ago but with the help of someone else, now I have to make a couple of cables on my own and this'll greatly help me.
I had to learn this for my class thank you for making configuring and crimping wires as exciting as humanly possible lol!!😆 You're hilarious and adorable!! Live long and prosper!! 🖖🏻 Star Trek rules!! Couldn't help but notice your Walter Koenig photo. 🤗
I have been a professional trainer for at least 20 years, teaching subjects like software, finance, computer processes, and... you get the picture. Your video is elegant. I wish more instructors would take the time to do what you did in your Cat5e and Cat6 tutorial. Foremost, you used plain, non-technical language and clear, visual, checkpoints a lay person could understand and use to make sure the process works. In addition, you:
1. Introduced the settings where such cables are used, such as network quality, volume, and speed.
2. Described the lack of knowledge surrounding both kinds of cable, such as, "why is my network so slow?"
3. Distinguished the requirements that demand each type of cable, such as normal data rates vs. giga-speed
4. Laid out the components & tools and needed elements so we can find them, such as, ~"get this tool at a hardware store."
5. Pointed out special distinctions so the watcher could recognize what was important, such as wire colors, order, & length.
6. Provided tips from your own experience, such as sheath cutting & double crimping,
There were many more elements in your presentation that made it more friendly and clear, which is just who you are. Anyway, thank you for one of the best instructional videos I have seen.
You have actually spoken my mind. I am a beginner in Networking and I will like to learn more from experts like you. Please my email id is haliduibrahim568@gmail.com
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He actually used the wrong cable and possible the wrong crimps. What he actually made is a cable that won't last and is prone to easily getting broken.
He did not go over the type of cable and crimps that make up a patch cableb nor did he use boots on the cable.
I have made thousands of patch cables the correct way
Von, could you help me out with this? I've been looking for professionals in the comments section and glad to have found you.
I have Cat6, it's shielded but not terminal.
Would it make any difference if I don't connect the aluminum foil to somewhere? like if I don't use a metal plate to connect it to, will the speed be reduced? Thnx
Von smith sir please give whatapp number
Network engineer here. Going 8 years now. Never had to create a cable on the job. Came here to run Ethernet to my TV. 😅
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Lucky, stage tech here. im learning while I teach my contemporaries, on the clock lol
What do you call that little piece you put at 9:17?
Studying NE here. Busy bridging an old router over Ethernet to act as a repeater for my girlfriend :) will be my first time putting this knowledge into practice.
@@davidkamau7871 i don't think there's a name for them, it's just a style of 8P8C connector, meant to be easier to assemble but isn't really once you've got the hang of how to wiggle the connectors straight before inserting them.
10 years later and your video still helps people. I keep putting away the idea of terminating cables myself because I'm not really into DIY and I'm scared of fucking up the cables inside my walls but your video helped dissipate a lot of the worries I had. I think I'll get a patch cable to practice it a few times before hitting the wall outlet in a cramped space. Thank you!
my whole class used this as our beginner learning video and everyone understood it. Well done!
Beginner CCNA student, working at a place now where I was given a task to make our cables and rewire our MDF, didn't know a thing about making cables but now I can actually do it, keep up the amazing tutorials!
You learnt how to make these at 14, you just taught my 2 boys ages 7 and 9 and they are practising right now. Thank you.
Just cause he said he learn at 14 wasn't him saying he couldn't learn it at 7 years old instead.
@@26horses why did you like your own comment lul
I didn't? shows 1 like on my end and its not from me.
@@26horses I don't think you understand the point of the guys comment. He's not saying that you are worse because you learned at 14, he's talking about something he's proud of his kids doing and thanking them for giving him a family activity however unusual it may be. I cannot belive myself that anyone is an asshole enough to just call someone fucking stupid for sharing something that his kids did that relates to the video and thanking them.
oh ya wierd. not sure how I miss read that.
I know this is an old video, but I would add one more step to making the cables - test them with a cable tester once they have been made (if possible.) It will keep you from pulling your hair out wondering if you made them correctly!
Pal, I have lost count of the times I've watched this! Thank you! I'm a layman cabling my house with CAT6. I'll wire a few jacks, have a few weeks' break, forget the layout, watch your video again, wire a few jacks . . . ad infinitum. Hugely helpful.
i learned how to do this in the marines from my it friends. i was a radioman. i networked my entire house. i love watching these videos.
Great video, man. Left me with zero questions at the end. Only took me 3 tries and 5 wasted inches of cable haha. Thanks a million!
Thanks for making me feel good, I only wasted about a centimeter of cable 😅
Thanks! I checked everything multiple times. I did use a magnifying glass to check the wires before I crimped the connector. The second plug went much more quickly than the first. The cable tester confirmed that the cable was good. Success! Let’s see how well I do on the next one!
I just tried this at home. Took me 30 minutes and it totally works!! Thank you!! I'm a newby at this stuff so I am very grateful!
7 year old video and STILL of GREAT value. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Awesome tutorial. I am a former hands on tech that is now an IT Director. I haven't crimped in 12 years and I was never an admin. I just ordered cables because I am lazy and got them really cheap. This is going to help me unretire. Many thanks.
About time someone who showed me the correct colour sequence of the wires. You made my son so happy he now running 950mb on his ps5. Thanks for the help
5:40 Thank you for all the close up shots! I was wondering how the cable would connect and I dont have the cables in front of me yet this helped me understand it
If I was to recommend to someone a training video for this topic, it would be this one. It was detailed enough to give me exactly what I need, offered some very helpful technical background on the types of cable and how they differ, and it was entertaining enough to make me want to watch to the end. Excellent job!
Thanks Kane. You're right, they're not terribly complicated in terms of the order of the pairs. I found when I was a newbie, the biggest challenge was getting those little wires into the right slots in the RJ before you crimp. And, yes, I agree cat5e is totally ample for SOHO environments. :-)
Wow! And you made this in 2012! Thanks so much! Did you think back then that today, people would still be grateful for your video, you had well over 4 million RUclips views, and quite a few of us are looking back at a year of covid? I hope you are doing GREAT and again, please accept my gratitude for dropping everything you were doing back in 2012 to help make people a little smarter!
Take Care,
Tom
I am faced with having to run cat 6 cables in to several rooms in our new / old house . It was built in the 70's , before anyone ever imagined they might one day have a computer in their home . Fishing the wire through multiple twists and turns with the connecters already installed is out of the question . The connecters will need installing after the cables are in place . This excellent 'howto' video makes the task a whole lot less daunting .
Really enjoyed your video, you put it across very well.
One minor suggestion it is that you don't stress the cores like that whilst getting the outer jacket off as it may weaken them or cause them to break inside their insulator. You wont know that until you test your cable and it fails :(
BRO I AM 14 AND WATCHING THIS
@@buddyfort Honestly just buy a pre made cable that actually works. Doing this yourself is a pain in the ass.
@@benyt3039 I honestly would have if the cord wasn’t 150 feet long.
@@benyt3039that works until they don't sell what you need or your boss says otherwise(budget). Honestly.
Excellent video thanks for teaching! I've found that with cat 6, if you make your initial cut at a bit of an angle it's much easier to get the sled on a pair at a time.
Good idea!
this "tripple criple the connector" saved my life. cheers man!!!!!
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Can’t believe this video is 9 years old! The quality is super great. Thank you so much for making this😁
well now 12years
Tek Syndicate being a rank beginner, I was having trouble getting all the wires in the RJ45 pass thru plug at the same time. So with a bit more length in the stripped bundle I did what my wife said(always pay attention to your wife :-)). I put them in one at a time. Checked the order as the came out the other side of the RJ45 pass thru plug. Cut of the excess, put the plug into the crimper and squeezed. I plugged the RJ45 into the router and ran upstairs to see if the new cable worked. Ta Da!!! perfect.First time is a charm. Thank you Tek Syndicate.
There are 3 unique types of RG-45 plugs: those for stranded wire; those for solid wire; and those that will work with solid or stranded wire. The bit that pierces the insulation of the cable’s wires is different for each type of plug. Be sure to get the right kind-it makes a difference in the ability of the cable to handle the speed, and give your cables long life.
5:00 That satisfying feeling when you push the conductors in smoothly
My first attempt at doing this and it was a huge success thanks to you. Great video really helpful 😀
my boy is 14, bought him a kit for this, watched your video, he change his broken connection like a pro, good vid
I haven't used the knowledge obtained from watching this video, yet; however, I like the detailed explanation of each step. I teach the same way when explaining anything I'm doing to an apprentice/curious individual that wants/needs to know exactly what I'm doing and why. I appreciate your time and willingness to share your knowledge with folks like myself. Have a blessed one, sir!
Just ran Ethernet across my house under the house and this video was a savior after I messed up 3 connectors
how many times can i "like" this video..... you made it so simple
Therese actually a lot more to it than that. The method he uses it called T568B most commonly used in the US because it is compatible with older telephone gear.
The rest of the world uses T568A which is green stripe,green solid,orange stripe, blue solid, blue stripe, orange solid, brown stripe, brown solid. The advantage of A is the inner two pair map directly to telecom wiring practice. Other that that there isn't much difference. Now the connector there's a lot of confusion between 8P8C connector and RJ45S. while the RJ45S keyed 8P2C modular connector, with Pins 5 and 4 (the middle 2 positions) wired for tip and ring of a single telephone line and Pins 7 and 8 shorting a programming resistor. It was meant to be used with a high speed modem and is obsolete today, but can still be bought it's commonly used to refer the 8P8C connector. The RJ45S in fact features an extra tab that prevents it being used with other types of connector. An actual 8P8C will not work with a RJ45S socket. While Cat5/Cat5e and Cat6/Cat6a cables can be used is the same connector. Cat6 is characterized to 250MHz but has a reduced maximum length when used for 10GBASE-T(10-Gigabit Ethernet), Cat6a is characterized to 500Mhza nd has improved alien crosstalk, allowing 10GBASE-T to be run for the same distance as previous protocols.
Yes, class A is better.
because you can use that for VoIP telephone.
Thanks, I was looking if anyone would point out this was the T568B standard. Your explanation was excellent. Should have thrown in a “cross over” pairing.
Worked for the oldest phone company in the world for many years and wished I would have had this video when I started. I eventually figured it out on my own and also discovered in gigibit ethernet, it doesn't matter what color combo you use as long as it is the same on both ends! The company I work for now uses the B color arrangement that you show in the video supposed to the A color arrangement that we used at AT&T. Good vid!
Many thanks for the outstanding how to
video... just made my job super-easy... clear, precise and succinct... you are a talented instructor, Sir!
The only thing missing is a simple statement saying "repeat this exact procedure on the opposite end." The procedure for fabricating a cross-over cable is slightly different than a patch cable.
The opposite side is still the same its procedure is the same and the color coding is the same.
This brings back memories from my high school cisco classes :D
same :)
me too. haha it's so nostalgic.
Programmer here. Just started a local hardware webshop and figured this would be a nice addition on services i can provide to customers. Thanks for the great tutorial.
This was a great help in understanding how the cable I bought from a small shop wasn't working. Not only did they not put the wires in the proper order, but they also exposed the wires themselves.
Thank you for the presentation. With your help I did the cables correctly the first time. Keep it up :)
This really help me to be confident on my report tommorow. Hahaha
This looks like a guy I can trust on this topic.
I'm a tech student currently and planning to do some small networking in my house. we were supposed to do a lab on this then covid hit, so we never learned this stuff. Thank you so much for the video!
This video is awesome and very helpful. I'm a field tech and I needed cat 5e cable for a upcoming project and I've been in my garage struggling making cat5e cable for the first time and every time I tested it never worked I Googled how to make cat5e cables and this video popped up and you explained everything to the T. I didn't know there was a certain wiring scheme to have each individual wire!!! Thanks so much for showing me!! It's like a light at the end of a dark cold tunnel!!! Thanks bro.
Great presentation! Just what I needed to know presented in an enjoyable presentation. Thanks!
"& I'm here to help you" ---- I got that joke - thanks
I just re-networked my entire house with CAT6 cable for $50 CANADIAN (75 ft. of cable total)
+bcman Main (bcman12358) I see no point in spending the extra for cat6 myself. For 100 BaseTx its not really going to do much for me. There are actual advantages of going with cat5e over cat5 on a 100 Base TX network but not cat6. At least, not that I know of.
+bcman Main (bcman12358) I'm afraid my house would cost quite a bit more, 2 story 5 bedroom 3 bath lol
Cat 6 is overkill but for that relative small amount it’s futureproofing. Technology keeps improving so it’s good to know that your behind-the-wall cabling will be up to the task........just my thoughts
@@psoon04286 Now Cat6A Shielded is *not* overkill to futureproof your domicle. It will do up to 40GbE at 550MHz if memory serves me correct and it may not. 😨
This video helped me go from being terrified of terminating network cables to feeling confident it's not that difficult. Plus you were entertaining along the way, love your humor style. Great video!!
I saw your video yesterday. I borrowed the tools from someone, and patched it today myself. Honestly, this is so much easier than I thought. Great video ❤️
Ok I guess this a good video if not better or the best one I will watch. No need to go further and minimal time wasted. Leaving me time to give a thumbs up witch means this video may be latent work of genius. Thanks Ray except white green from the top or bottom?
this was so relaxing
They should mention that Kane's colour scheme is for type b. Some people use type a which is gw g ow b bw o brw br
There is not a issue of the "a" or "b" for a patch cord as it was terminated on both ends.
still, most companies still want you to use type A.
My class I had in highschool taught us how to make both, but the teacher preferred us make B.
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Quality instruction, not too much filler, clear language and good camera focus considering the size of work!
One thing that every single computer course is missing is the instruction about how to actually do the work of running cable, making connections, etc.... The very simple basics don't take a lot of time to teach yet are vitally important to know. Thank you for making this video.
never seen Qain without his sunglasses.
Hey great demo, but when you bend the cable to remove coat, you may also break the conductors.
+Tesfalem Rezene I thought the same thing. Why not use a cheap tool that takes the sheath off.
A thumbs up! This guy is informative and funny!
I just made my first cable. and since I knew nothing. I had bought RJ45 plugs and cat6 cable. I had to make it work or else I would be without internet until tomorrow. Your video Helped so much. Thank you
This just saved my office a ton. I did a complete update and reinstall of all our cables. Two of them got missed by the installers and it was going to be weeks before they could come back.
Thanks a million, very clear video that helped me a lot.
Hmmmm
Walter Koening as Bester on that picture hmm.
RUN HE IS A TELEPATH AND HE'LL READ YOUR MIND.
Be seeing you.
Cat 6 is a pain in the arse!
+Andrew Joy Use cat5e then.
+Jason C. Oh i do ! If it was a new install i would do the cable runs with cat6 but there is never any need for a cat6 fly lead at the moment.
Andrew Joy Cable and DSL do not offer 125MB/s connections so its pointless to use 1000baseTX which typically requires cat6.
Indeed you are correct, i was mainly talking about the infrastructure ( cable runs to patch panel etc)
You can run 1000baseT just fine on cat5e. My point was if it was a new build and your running 100s of cables around its good practice to have it to cat6 standard now so you don't have to change in 5 -10 years down the line.
The fly leads themselvs dot even bother just buy them or use cat5e.
Andrew Joy You are right, Cat5e does support 1000baseTX. Cat5e is susceptible to more crosstalk though. Which is why ANSI/TIA/EIA created the Cat6 standard.
I keep coming back to this video because I second guess myself every time I need to make one. Just as helpful today as it was the times I've watched it over the years.
Thats awesome, you're the first one to actually show why you don't need to strip the inner conductors. I was wondering how the pins actually contacted them and now I know that the crimping pierces them from above. Thanks bro.
Why didn't you mention A and B standards? Crossover cable? probably in other videos...
Title says it all. How To Make RJ45 Network Patch Cables - Cat 5E and Cat 6.
Why make it confusing
Hahahaha "all admins if you watching this video theres something wrong about you"😂😂😂
RUclips just recommend this video to me, and I just click it. Well.. I guess there is something wrong with me
You have Bester's photo with his autograph? Nice!
I'm a student of life and in the Department of Asking Questions. You've answered my questions about Cat 6 cable. Yowzah. and Many thanks.
This guy is a bit "animated" but this is the most clear and comprehensive of this explanation vids I have found! Anywhere you tube and elsewhere! Thanks and carry on!
It appears you're using ordinary Cat.5 cable which has solid conductors and then giving those solid conductors a good old waggle to get the sheath off - not good. If your stripper is set up correctly the sheath should just pull off cleanly with a firm tug - no need to wank the wires about like that! If you're regularly making patch leads get yoursef a drum of Cat.5 flex which has stranded conductors.
Philip Bull Agreed. Bending the cable like that is not Best Practice.
Mark Beckstrom Completely agree, don't bend your cable... just pull it 🌚😏
first time i saw his eyes!
This video is incorrect, always pull the string and expose the cable below, then you know it hasn't been nicked by the initial cut.
Very true
Thanks from the colorblind guy! I didn't know which wire was which by written instructions, but now that I've seen this with my eyes, I can now make the distinction between the wires. Thanks again.
I just wired my house with CAT6 then realized I had no idea WTF I was doing when terminating any of the wires. This was very helpful Kane! Thanks man! Now to test 25 runs. 😳
shud add its T568B standard .. in europe A is the standard ... but almost both work everywhere ..
This. This is an important note for people that do not know. In the US it's the T568B standard. It won't matter for patch cables where you're using the same wiring for each end yourself, but if the other end is already done, or you are terminating to a wall outlet it is important to know. www.cat-5-cable-company.com/faq-568A-VS-568B.html
im like 99% sure he has jnco jeans on
LOL!
ahhhhh why are you kinking the cables after you score it!! It degrades the copper! Just splice it and pull down the string.
Because that copper gets removed anyway.
Because it goes inside the RJ45 Connector.
Exactly the video I needed. Thanks for the clear instructions - it took me 30 minutes and cost $30 to address a cut Ethernet cable in my home office.
I use EZ Crimp. I love it. Way better
Still works 8 years later! No experience and I did it! Great tutorial.
11 years old... still the best video.
Loved this! exactly what I need for shortening over-long cables to our music streamer. I'm our "household network" admin (at 66 years old, and happily married, so not available for dating!!)
Its been a good 6 or 7 years since i was teached how to crimp cat 5 ... this video refreshed my mind... thank you
Thank you for the close up and clear explanation. I just did two connections and talked my son through a third connection. We're both happy men, all thanks to your video! 😁
Excellent video! After 10 years of being "dormant" I made a few cables the other night and surprised myself! Only thing I did wrong was use Cat-5 ends on Cat-6 cable (still worked though).
Perfect tutorial. Made two patch cables first time, no problems. Thanks!!
Thats a great refresher! I was a computer science student 5 years ago and because Im poor (I cant buy my own stuffs) I out of practice, mostly Im didnt get to do works regarding computers , thank you for this video
How did Kane get 1.8k "thumbs down???" He is hilarious and did a great job! I go back to this video as a refresher everytime I need to put an RJ-45 onto a cable. I WILL NOT accept another as a substitute! More videos from Kane!
Crimped my first Ethernet CAT5e cable and it works perfectly! Thanks for the easy to follow instructions.
Bought a set today and followed their instructions but failed three times. Then found your video and immediate success 😀. Thank you.
Just starting out as an IT helper at a school. Thanks! You’re a fun person to learn from.
Got to be one of the best how to films out there. Easy to follow and informative, well done sir. Bonus points for the Bester picture.
Visited some of the big box stores today, in search of two (2) ethernet cables....only to find empty shelves. Looks like quarantine (COVID-19...for those of you who read this comment many years later) has caused everyone to upgrade their equipment for Netflix, etc. I imagine that you are going be getting more views with this shortage of pre-made cables. Congrats on your current 3.3 million views. You deserve the views...great content.
Put off learning this for about 20 years. Now I'm setting up a network around the whole house, so time to learn to crimp the end bits on
Dr. Chekov approves your lecture on Cat 6 cable terminations and will immediately notify Scotty on the proper way of wire termination on the Enterprise without using Wifi communication.
Making network patch cables has been one of the unresolved mysteries in my life. Up until now. Thank you.
Thanks man I last did this like 10 years ago but with the help of someone else, now I have to make a couple of cables on my own and this'll greatly help me.
By far the most detailed video about this process, thanks for that, greetings from Brazil!
Thank you. I am a Converted SYS Admin doing some light networking. This video was SUPER helpful.
Sr software engineer here, Our dog chewed the cable... Gonna fix myself and glad I now know. Thanks!
I had to learn this for my class thank you for making configuring and crimping wires as exciting as humanly possible lol!!😆 You're hilarious and adorable!! Live long and prosper!! 🖖🏻 Star Trek rules!! Couldn't help but notice your Walter Koenig photo. 🤗