How to make a network cable

1- Cable image after removing the isolation layer:

2-Get two RJ45 connectors:

3- Get a crop tool and use it in removing the isolation layer of the cable:

4- There are two kinds of network cables that you can make, the first type is called rollover (straight) cable and you can use this type if you want to connect your computer to a switch or hub through an existing network, in this type the pins assignment of the two RJ45 connectors are the same (i.e the first pin in one RJ45 connector is connected to the first pin in the other RJ45 one and so on). The other kind is called crossover cable and you can use this type if you want to connect two computers directly to each other (Lab Link), in this type the pins assignment of the two RJ45 connectors are different, where the pins no.1 & 2 of the first RJ45 which transmiting data are connected to the pins no. 3 & 6 which receiving data of the other RJ45 respectively, and vise versa .

5- You should take in consideration that the end of all wires inside the cable must be equal before you put them into the RJ45.

6- Put the cable ends in the RJ45 connectors and fix them tightly by using the crop tool.