Wiring a CAT5 jack box.

[Poppa_Meth]

I've just received a couple of these jack boxes.
http://9thtee.com/networking.htm
Surface Mount Cat 5 Boxes with Jack. A little more than halfway down the page.

I've never once wired something like this though. Their site has a wiring guide but the illustrations aren't very good. Anyone have a link to a site that explains the wiring with good clear illustrations.

[Supreme2k]

Those are very easy. They're not like the regular crimp jacks. They're color-coded, so you simply strip off the outer insulation and push each wire in a slot with a special tool (probably included.

[Poppa_Meth]

Thanks for that. Also let me explain what I'm doing exactly.
I have a modem hooked to the router in one room. Running a cable from the router to my PC. Then I'm putting one of these boxes in my room where the router is and running a cable from it to the other box in the living room where I'll plug another computer into it.

Modem<--------->Router<------->Jack 1<---------------------->Jack2<--->PC2
.............................^----------->PC1

I need to know what kind of cables to use.
Right now I have a standard patch cable from modem to PC1, came with the modem. Will I use the same cable to run to the router? I assume it has it's own crossover. Then from router to jack1, and jack 1 to jack 2, and jack 2 to PC2 what do I need. Standard cable or crossover cable? This probably isn't the easiest setup for my first time working with it.

[stiltman]

All standard if the one that came with the modem is "actually" straight thru. These are usually cross-overs.

The only time you need a cross over is going from one pc to another or pc to router (except in your case?) or going from a router to a switch/hub without an uplink port or switch/hub to switch/hub without an uplink port

[Poppa_Meth]

I don't have the cable with me here at work so I can't check it. It may be a crossover. So I need to run straight cable in all connections with no crossovers at all? Meaning I need to replace the crossover I have now if it is a crossover?

[Supreme2k]

Yes, but straight-thru is cheap. I got 25 feet last week for $2.59

Just about every cable that came with my various modems was a x-over.

[Poppa_Meth]

I just downloaded the manual for my router (which will be arriving today) and it says use straight or crossover from the Modem to the router depending on what the modem is set up for. Guess I'll have to experiment and see on that one. I have several cables at home but I'd almost bet they are all crossovers. I'm not even sure where they came from. I'd make my own since I have a 50ft length of cable I got for $6 but I don't have a crimping tool and I think I'd have to pay close to $30 for that here locally. I may be better off just buying premade patch cables since I doubt I'll use the tool again.

[Poppa_Meth]

Thanks for all the input. I got it up and running last night with a minimal amount of effort. Took plenty of time to fish cables around though.
Turns out my modem cable was a straight patch cable and not a crossover. So it was all one straight run of it as was mentioned.