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.  :)

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