Ethernet wiring

xb8browney · 24 Mar 2018 at 20:14

Hi,

I'm trying to wire up a network cable but every time i terminate with the RJ45 connector its fixed at 100 instead of 1000.

What am i doing wrong? do the cables have to be wired the same at each end or?

thanks.

bremen1874 · 24 Mar 2018 at 20:25

Google '568B' and wire both ends like that.

100Mbit only uses two pairs. Gigabit needs all four.

xb8browney · 24 Mar 2018 at 20:27

Maybe the cable is damaged inside? it's not new cable.

bremen1874 · 24 Mar 2018 at 20:29

That's what a cable tester is for.

A basic tester doesn't cost much and makes life much easier.

xb8browney · 24 Mar 2018 at 21:27

Yeah I had one.

APM · 24 Mar 2018 at 22:46

Terminate a smaller section of cable,less chance of damage then.

What are you looking to do once you get the full bandwidth?

xb8browney · 24 Mar 2018 at 22:52

I use a NAS drive and I'm on VIVID 350. I've tried powerline but they top out at around 110.

mrbazmondo · 25 Mar 2018 at 00:51

xb8browney said:
I use a NAS drive and I'm on VIVID 350. I've tried powerline but they top out at around 110.

You mean 110Mbps (megabits)? Gigabit tops out at about 110MBs (megabytes).

As has already been said - gigabit uses all 8 wires. If any are damages it'll drop down to 4 and go 100baseT ~10MBs

bledd · 25 Mar 2018 at 02:30

Any close up photos of your cable ends? (show the colours and an end-on view)

xb8browney · 25 Mar 2018 at 16:20

Tried a new cable and its working great now connected status shows link at 1.0Gbps