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how to wire a 9 pin to cat 5

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Name: rbauder
Date: August 6, 2009 at 11:19:38 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
Subcategory: General
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need wire order for connector from 9 pin i have from right to left with clip down blue,green,yellow,orange,red,brown, black,and a bare wire .In what order do they go into cat5 .thank you for any help



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Response Number 1
Name: OtheHill
Date: August 6, 2009 at 11:24:11 Pacific
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What exactly are you asking? CAT5 has TWO different wiring patterns. On of them isn't widely used. That said, CAT5 has only 8 wires. What type of port are you trying to adapt to?


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Response Number 2
Name: rbauder
Date: August 6, 2009 at 11:41:21 Pacific
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so it can connect to the internet i have everything i need to put cat 5 connector on just need to know which wire goes where the order in which they go i listed all the colors of wires that come from 9pin serial so it will connect to internet hope this helps


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Response Number 3
Name: OtheHill
Date: August 6, 2009 at 12:07:05 Pacific
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How is a 9 pin serial port going to get you on the net? Maybe you know something I don't.


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Response Number 4
Name: Dumbob
Date: August 6, 2009 at 12:07:14 Pacific
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Try the link below. google Cat 5 wiring diagram for other info.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...

There is nothing to learn from someone who already agrees with you.


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Response Number 5
Name: wizard-fred
Date: August 6, 2009 at 12:40:55 Pacific
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There are 9 and 25 pin serial connectors/adapter that have a RJ-45 jack for connection. They are used to make serial connection with a RJ-45 patch cord. Just be cause it has the jack doesn't mean it;s an ethernet connection. The RJ-45 serial jack is used on point of sale equipment and control ports of network equipment.


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Response Number 6
Name: OtheHill
Date: August 6, 2009 at 12:58:15 Pacific
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wizard-fred

I am always learning something. However, the OP did state the word Internet.


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Response Number 7
Name: jefro
Date: August 6, 2009 at 13:10:35 Pacific
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I am still confused.

3 wires are needed for most rs-232c systems. Most times they didn't actually use a rj-45 it was a dec or other connector that had the clip on the side.

Slipp is a different deal also.

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Response Number 8
Name: SkipCox
Date: August 6, 2009 at 13:18:47 Pacific
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Like wizard-fred said, these are commonly used on POS machines. They have other uses too...e.g. a straight thru adaptor, a null modem adaptor and a CAT cable makes a null modem cable and gives the option of making up a 3' or 100' cable.

I still don't know what rbauder is trying to do though. Maybe connect an external modem to a pc?

Skip


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Response Number 9
Name: OtheHill
Date: August 6, 2009 at 13:28:06 Pacific
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If the OP hadn't mentioned going on the Internet I wouldn't have responded at all.


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Response Number 10
Name: wizard-fred
Date: August 6, 2009 at 14:38:02 Pacific
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Some have never seen connectors used for other purposes. Original 25 pin female for serial, 15 pin video for serial, 25 pin for SCSI. I just assume that he assumes the RJ-45 is for ethernet/internet.


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Response Number 11
Name: OtheHill
Date: August 6, 2009 at 15:47:52 Pacific
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Now I am confused too. The OP never mentioned RJ-45. I assumed the 9 pin the OP was referring to was a serial port on a motherboard.


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Response Number 12
Name: SkipCox
Date: August 6, 2009 at 16:10:18 Pacific
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He did mention CAT5 and "clip down" OtH. Sounds like he wants to terminate a serial cable with an RJ45 end.

Skip


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Response Number 13
Name: OtheHill
Date: August 6, 2009 at 17:45:54 Pacific
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OK, too bad the OP hasn't come back to explain what they are trying to do.


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Response Number 14
Name: wizard-fred
Date: August 6, 2009 at 23:57:08 Pacific
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My impression is that he has a RJ-45 jack with wire leads in colors specified with pins for db-9 connector. He wanted to know which color goes for what pin number. I have seen such jacks in connector kits.


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Response Number 15
Name: OtheHill
Date: August 7, 2009 at 04:49:31 Pacific
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wizard

I understand what both ends of the custom cable would be.

I don't understand how that will get them on the internet.


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Response Number 16
Name: wizard-fred
Date: August 7, 2009 at 06:07:18 Pacific
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He's making an assumption that a network connector must mean a network connection.


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Response Number 17
Name: rbauder
Date: August 7, 2009 at 14:37:28 Pacific
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sorry guys computer froze up lost site and called it a nite . i am using a dongal cable in place of a ihub an ihub goes from 9pin serial to ethernet to connect a reciever to the internet they want 100$ for the i hub and i was told a dongal cable would do it but it wouldnt connect i was thinking maybe wired wrong .i wanted to see if anyone knew how the wires went because they are different colors from a regular ethernet cable so i cant just copy the wire pattern hope this help iam new to this stuff so please bare with me thank you for all the replies


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Response Number 18
Name: OtheHill
Date: August 7, 2009 at 15:19:25 Pacific
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I am not clear on what hardware you are connecting to but it sounds like you need a crossover connection. Look at the link below.

http://www.lanshack.com/make-cat5E....


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Response Number 19
Name: najitech
Date: August 7, 2009 at 15:34:41 Pacific
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Would an adapter like this help? ...

http://www.pccables.com/cgi-bin/ord...

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Response Number 20
Name: rbauder
Date: August 7, 2009 at 16:11:47 Pacific
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thank you but my main problem is diffent color wires if you look at my first post it lists the colors of the wires comming from the serial port .the dongal cable came with ethernet end but with more connections not used i copied it to cat 5 end but it has a bare wire that was soidered to the side .dont know what to do with that one wire thanks for the help.


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Response Number 21
Name: rbauder
Date: August 7, 2009 at 16:41:15 Pacific
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thank you that just might do it for me thanks agian one has all the same colors but one mine doesnot have white wire but the bare wire i will use for white and give it a try .nice site thanks for all the helpall else fails i will order that part and try it that way again great site as they say if you dont ask you dont learn and dont give up


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Response Number 22
Name: OtheHill
Date: August 8, 2009 at 05:52:19 Pacific
Reply:

If you are working with CAT5 cable there should be only 8 wires in the cable. It isn't clear to me how you are ending up with an extra wire.

If I am not mistaken the part linked above may be an adapter to use CAT5 cable on a serial printer. I could be wrong.

"an ihub goes from 9pin serial to ethernet to connect a reciever to the internet".

What is a receiver to the internet (Modem)? I am still not clear what you are trying to accomplish with the custom cable. If we understood better we might have another method to accomplish the same thing.


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Response Number 23
Name: rbauder
Date: August 8, 2009 at 11:24:35 Pacific
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a IHub connects an fta reciever to a modom from a 9 pin serial to ethernet i read on a fta site that a dongal cable would do the same thing that is what iam working on so that is the connection i need. on the reciever the 9 pin serial connects to com port 1 one for programming after it is programmed that serial port needs to connect to the internet threw an ethernet port for (iks)internet key sharing .so all i need is a cable that goes from 9pin to ethernet or just some kind of connector that does that


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Response Number 24
Name: OtheHill
Date: August 8, 2009 at 12:40:50 Pacific
Reply:

After doing some Googling it appears you are trying to circumvent paying for services with your cutom cable and hacking the dongle key.

This type of question is not permitted on this site.


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