orange wires spliced to blue wires (2 & 6)
white wires spliced to white-striped wires (1 & 3)
And it's working fine, even if it does look pretty ugly.
--vladi
On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, web serf wrote:
>
> You and Tim gave me great info... I just networked my two computers by
> splicing the cable and switching the wires. I don't know if all cables use
> the same color coding on the inside, but if you don't want to pop off your
> "head thingies" and re-crimp, then you might want to do what I did (that
> is, if your colors are the same):
>
> 1. Peel a good 1.5 inches or so of cable..
> 2. Cut & Peel ends :)
> 3. Combine Orange and Blue Wires (This would be 2 & 6)
> 4. Combine White-striped with White wires (This would be 1 & 3)
> 5. Tape up!
>
> Worked for me... It was a real bitch trying to figure out which of the
> white wires was which, but actually, I didn't need to--you have to look at
> the end of the cable from the _wire side_ not the plug side for the 1-8
> numbering scheme to make any sense... If I just made any sense it'd be a
> miracle.
>
> Now, anybody know the answer to this question: how can I use the slodem
> connection on computer #2 to enable computer #1 (which has no modem) to
> have internet access?
>