Network Sockets

elziko ( snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

You'll need a punchdown.

plastic jobby:

for one off jobs i've gotten away with a Stanley knife ;-)

Or you can file a notch in the end of a screwdriver.

And you'll get unreliable crap connections, especially if you use a screwdriver and you strain the IDC prongs. Buy the right damned tool!

Rob Hamadi ( snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

But still less than a tenner.

As have I. Literally, one-off though.

By the time the first couple of connections are done, the plastic end is knackered. If you need to redo any after testing, you'll be lucky.

They're not noted for robustness, it's true. Though istr having a black plastic one knocking about somewhere that seems to have lasted longer than anticipated.

-- Rob

I've used the 99p special for years and never had any netw0r& problems whats#ever...

Mathew ;-)

That re~inds me of c~nne~ting to C~X at 2400 in the earl~ 1~~#s.

Owain

That's why a knife is far better, or filing the notch.

Either press down either side of the IDC, or with a tool whose width is less than that of the copper wire core.

I guess you never really thought it through though did you?

One thing that varies is the colour code - A or B spec ... hth Neil

Not if you use the same at both ends :-) I would endorse investing th the correct tool. I have made a large number of connections with the odd error. Without a tester it is sometimes difficult to spot a bad connection, all you know is that the whole socket doesn't work.

Malcolm

I was posh, had MNP error correction on my 2400bps modem ;-) (could not afford CIX mind you after forking out the £250 for the modem!)