Need a little help with a question on CAT5e cable.

Self | 1-2-08 | mark3681

[Turbopilot]

I had some connectivity issues with my (original, not 360) Xbox a few years ago, when I did the exact same thing (ran a 50’ Cat5 cable rather than springing for the wireless bridge). I think it took the third cable I made for it to work well. There are differences in cable quality, but it could also have been something I did in making the cable, although I have a fair amount of experience making those cables.

I finally bit the bullet and bought a wireless bridge. I didn’t pay a bunch of extra money for the Xbox specific one; a generic wireless bridge worked just as well and you can find them for under $50, and probably even cheaper used. I don’t know how well they work with the 360 (if that’s what you have); my router is now next to my 360 and a 5’ cable works fine.

[TexasCajun]

Ethernet Wiring

Your answer is here. ...somewhere.

[Viking2002]

The first thing I'd do is to swap the cable. You may have gotten a bum purchase, so I hope you kept the receipt. Then, tell your kid to cool his heels while you invest in a $10 cable tester on eBay. Cheap, but effective, and I can pinpoint problems on a client site without farting around with a toner and pinging shit until next week. I keep several in my shop and vehicle. And check your router config. There's a reason why 'plug and play' is also nicknamed 'plug and pray'. Something, somewhere, is gonna tank when you least expect it.

[Hegemony Cricket]

Did someone say "CAT5???"

[potlatch]

Lol, cable trouble!

[devolve]

.

Great

Now if I could just.....

[ccmay]

You're using a 568-B cable. Most structured wiring nowadays is 568-A. Are you plugging it into a wall jack, or connecting directly?

Although I'm not sure that makes a difference if both ends of the patch cord have identical terminations.

-ccm

[Kevmo]

The Xbox uses an ethernet Physical Layer chip that might have holes in its cable length capabilities, specifically in their adaptive equalizer. I’ve seen the errata posted for those chips.

Test using 10BaseT on your router, don’t use the Xbox. If you can send data back & forth to your router, the cable is good. 10Mbit is more robust than 100Mbit ethernet.

If the cable works but not at the length you’re using, it will be cheaper to start cutting a few meters of cable and refitting the RJ45 — you were just going to throw the cable away, right?. Make sure you retest again on the router.

[CGASMIA68]

you sir are 100% correct....There is nothing wrong with the new cable(unless you made it then % goes up) it is just not “Pinned Out”for your application.SAY CHINA not BELKIN.There is a dif and chepo mfgs wont go into detail on the box.
With both connectors side by side,scope it out.As long as each pin has the “SAME” color on it at each end it should fly.Compare 50 footer to 10 footer

[CGASMIA68]

too much loss surge prot whole house

[CGASMIA68]

Never realized that smart move on the mfrs part.....