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To: rsoles@SIRIUS.COM (Roger L Soles)
cc: bmk@dtr.com, questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: Source for cabling supplies (RJ45). 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 13 Jan 95 21:14:52 PST."
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Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 22:23:05 -0800
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> You really can't build them as inexpensively as you can get them
> pre-made these days... category 5 2M cables go for $1.99 (minimum
> order $20.00)... I sure don't waste my time crimping anything
> standard these days...

Well, it can be useful to crimp them yourself if you want to roll them
over.  If you're talking to a cisco router, for example, then you have
no choice but to roll them with a standard male DB-25 connector on the
other end.

I have all the tools for making RJ-45 and RJ-11 connectors (and know
how to use them :-), and I'm certainly happier with that arrangement.

				Jordan