Max,

Make sure your using the correct pin out.  Goto
http://www.wtvi.com/teks/exchange/crossovercable.html,
this site has a great graphic on how the pinout should be. Now does the
mulitmeter your using
show the wire pairs that are working(or not working)???  The best tester is
one that will show what wire pairs
can communicate with each other.


Patrick Black
CCNA



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[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Max Timchenko
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 12:11 PM
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Subject: [PCBUILD] Network problem -- intermittent connection


Hi list,

  Two CNet PRO200 10/100 cards, one crossover cable (made on the spot
with the cramping tool, or whatever it is called). Computers don't see
each other in Win98, but in Win2000 and in the test program supplied
with the cards there sometimes is a connection on 100Mbit, but most of
the time -- silence on the line ("Link Failed").

  The cable looks OK, I tested it with a multimeter and all lines are
good. The cards passes the "internal" tests from the same test
program.

  What do I do now?

Yours,

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