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In order do make your own Ethernet splitters you'll need the following:

Two RJ45 Crimpable Plug

Four RJ-45 keystone jack
Short Ethernet Cable Scrap (approximately 2 feet)
The tools you'll need:

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RJ45 Crimp Tool

Craft knife
110 Punch Down Tool
Loctite Super Glue

Step 2: Crimp the RJ45 Plug to the ethernet cable

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...using the following wiring scheme:

1 White/Orange
2 Orange
3 White/Green
4 Blue
5 White/Blue
6 Green
7 White/Brown
8 Brown

Taken from the excellent Hardware Book: www.hardwarebook.net/cable/network

/ethernet10basetstraightthru.html

Step 3: Punch down the other end to the RJ-45 keystone

jacks

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Take the other end of the cable, cut it to 9 inches and punch down the four pairs
using the following wiring scheme:

Jack #1:

1 White/Orange to pin 1keystone jack

2 Orange to pin 2 keystone jack
3 White/Green to pin 3 keystone jack
6 Green to pin 6 keystone jack

Jack #2:

4 Blue to pin 2 keystone jack

5 White/Blue to pin 1 keystone jack
7 White/Brown to pin 3 keystone jack
8 Brown to pin 6 keystone jack

Once all the pairs are punched down, you can glue together side by side the two
keystone jacks.

Step 4: Make one more splitter

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...using the previous information so you end up having two splitters.

Step 5: Plug one splitter to the RJ45 wallplate

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... and plug the two computers to the splitter.

Step 6: Plug the other splitter to the patch panel

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...and plug two patch cords from the splitter to two free ethernet jacks from the
switch. If your splitter connections are right the two leds "LINK" from the switch
on which the patch cord are connected should turn on.

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albert.swanigan.3 (/member/albert.swanigan.3/) 8 days ago Reply

is it possible to use an Ethernet splitter to us on laptop and one line run to

(/member wireless router
/albert.swanigan.3/)

networkcameracritic (/member/networkcameracritic/)

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6 months ago Reply
I want to be able to split an Ethernet cable
that has PoE to power 2 PoE devices and
(/member both fall well under the 15W max
/networkcameracritic/)
combined. Is this possible? So I can use
the 2 wires carrying the 48VDC to power
both devices, but that leaves me 6 wires
to split the data. Can I do it hub style, like
put the same 4 data wires to both
devices?

aaronXtreme (/member/aaronXtreme/) 9 months ago Reply

can u just hook it up directly to another wire.......i can't afford the connetctors
(/member
/aaronXtreme/)

shalir (/member/shalir/) 11 months ago Reply

splitter 2nd port not working plz help me. 1st & 2nd port use to internet purpus
(/member .not use to data & voice .
/shalir/)

criggie (/member/criggie/) 1 year ago Reply

You said 'This method is similar to PoE (Power over Ethernet) but instead of
(/member injecting DC, it is injecting another "data". ' which is kinda misleading.
/criggie/)

Power over Ethernet is a negotiated protocol between the device and the
switch, while still allowing the use of gigabit speeds using all 4 pairs.

You're thinking "Power over Cat5/6" which is where the spare pairs have 5 or
12 or 48 Volts and no negotiation. Don't ever plug anything gigabit into this.

These splitters do work, but are more likely to induce crosstalk between the
two pairs of twisted pair inside the one run of cable. Yes I have used them as a
last resort, but a local switch, or man-up and run some more cable is a far
better way to go.

Cabling is almost always better than wireless ethernet.

jrdiver (/member/jrdiver/) 1 year ago Reply

I'm just going to add this as a note: if you are trying to achieve faster speeds
(/member with Gigabit Ethernet, this is not going to work, as Gigabit uses all the pairs on
/jrdiver/)
its own, if you take away half of them it WILL limit you to 100mbps.

altso888 (/member/altso888/) 1 year ago Reply

using the following wiring scheme for T568B:

(/member
/altso888/)
RJ45 Plug

1 White/Orange
2 Orange
3 White/Green
4 Blue
5 White/Blue
6 Green
7 White/Brown
8 Brown

Take the other end of the cable, cut it to 9 inches and punch down the four
pairs using the following wiring scheme:
• Jack #1: T568B
1 White/Orange to pin 1keystone jack White/Orange
2 Orange to pin 2 keystone jack Orange
3 White/Green to pin 3 keystone jack White/Green
6 Green to pin 6 keystone jack Green

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• Jack #2: T568B
4 Blue to pin 2 keystone jack (Orange)
5 White/Blue to pin 1 keystone jack (White/Orange)
7 White/Brown to pin 3 keystone jack (White/Green)
8 Brown to pin 6 keystone jack (Green)

Nova_Logic (/member/Nova_Logic/) 7 years ago Reply

is there any way i could jsut buy this from walmart or somthin, i dont feel like
(/member doin any big complicated projects
/Nova_Logic/)

DBLinuxLover (/member/DBLinuxLover/) Nova_Logic 6 years ago Reply

Lol this isnt complicated.

(/member
/DBLinuxLover/)

Groxx (/member/Groxx/) DBLinuxLover 5 years ago Reply

Unless, of course, you don't have any of the required tools for this
(/member (which would cost more than making a few of these splitters).
/Groxx/)
I'll admit, it's not a "big complicated project", but there's no reason to
pick at people.

A simpler option is to just buy a network hub, they're pretty cheap

(often $20 or less). This is similar to an un-powered hub, though this is
incompatible with PoE and Gigabit.

chrismake (/member/chrismake/) (author) Groxx 5 years ago Reply

A network hub will work as well but will create a bottleneck. I guess
(/member each solution (network hub vs. splitters) has it's pros and cons.
/chrismake/)

As for DBLinuxLover's comment, what Instructable has he ever done ?

'nough said...

Luistheguitarist (/member/Luistheguitarist/) chrismake 5 years ago Reply

How does it create a bottleneck? 2 computers on a hub and 2

(/member computers on this splitter still puts them on the same collision domain.
/Luistheguitarist/)
In fact some hubs do exactly the same thing. Both layer 1 devices.
Help me understand.

jongscx (/member/jongscx/) Luistheguitarist 5 years ago Reply

This device does not split the signal... it splits the cable. Normal
(/member ethernet on a Cat5 (4-pair) cable only uses half of the wires in the
/jongscx/)
bundle (2 pairs). All this "splitter" does is redistribute signals so that
one computer uses 2 pairs and the other computer uses the other two.
They are on separate collision domains because they are still
connected to two separate ports on the router... The analog to this
setup is if you just had two ethernet cables running normally
connecting two computers to a router.

Luistheguitarist (/member/Luistheguitarist/) jongscx 5 years ago Reply

Of Course! So simple. I should've read the instructable. Needless to

(/member say this won't work with gigabit networks then. Thanks for clearing that
/Luistheguitarist/)
up.

amason9 (/member/amason9/) Luistheguitarist 2 years ago Reply

It will, but you won't get gigabit speeds.

(/member
/amason9/)

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jongscx (/member/jongscx/) Luistheguitarist
5 years ago Reply
no, it wont.
(/member
/jongscx/)

meenzal (/member/meenzal/) chrismake 3 years ago Reply

No, not 'nough said... A lot of very experienced engineers read here but
(/member don't post. Their offering their expertise should be appreciated, not
/meenzal/)
slammed. There's a reason that ethernet hubs have fallen out of favor
compared to switches, and you have built a 2 port hub. They do create
network bottlenecks and dropped packets and packet collisions. Your
instructable is good for a fast 'n nasty, but to split a connection a switch
is really the only way to go, especially when it comes to gaming where
microseconds can be the difference between success and failure.

jongscx (/member/jongscx/) chrismake 5 years ago Reply

... Do they even sell hubs anymore? We tried to find some for our "Intro
(/member to Networking" class, to show bottlenecking and signal crossing... and
/jongscx/)
nobody had any in stock anymore... Unless of course you guys are
talking about switches...

kill-a-watt (/member/kill-a-watt/) jongscx 3 years ago Reply

I dug a hub out of the trash at work a few years ago. It was only 10 Mb,
(/member so that's why I assume it was tossed.
/kill-
a-watt/)
Engineers hoard the things at my new place of work. It's an easy tool to
use to sniff network traffic.

mgalyean (/member/mgalyean/) jongscx 3 years ago Reply

I haven't seen hubs in stores for awhile either. For those who don't
(/member know, a hub shares the available bandwidth among all connections,
/mgalyean/)
while a switch typically has a backbone that is much faster than the
ports so it can better insure that each connection gets full speed and
doesn't have to share. In other words, two 100MB streams via a
100MB hub will get 50MB each. On a switch with a 1GB backbone
inside they'd both see 100MB. Switches are so cheap now there is little
reason for anyone to market a hub given their shortcomings.

Groxx (/member/Groxx/) jongscx 5 years ago Reply

They definitely do, though switches are primarily taking over because
(/member they're so cheap to make now. I think I remember finding an
/Groxx/)
un-powered / power-optional hub a few years ago, too. As proof that
they still exist, a quick search yielded one from Best Buy for $19.
Though a switch with one more port was $22, and was 10/100, not just
10, so there's not much of a reason to go for that one in particular.

mgalyean (/member/mgalyean/) chrismake 3 years ago Reply

Most bottlenecks with home LANs occur at the cable/DSL/whatever

(/member modem. With the typical 100MB (or even 1GB) network two computers
/mgalyean/)
sharing a cable via a hub or switch will still be orders of magnitude
faster than the ISP feed...typically. Unless you are doing a lot of heavy
bandwidth stuff within your LAN that doesn't traverse the modem then
worries about LAN bottlenecks are usually unwarranted. Unless WiFi is
involved. That is an entirely different can of flying monkeys, but isn't
relevant to sharing a cable via hub or switch.

philhartree (/member/philhartree/)

Hi
I realise this is a couple of years old, but I wondered if I might ask you to check the

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text against the pictire. 3 years ago Reply

Specifically, assuming the top left connector

(/member in the pic is pin 1, the colours don't match
/philhartree/)the text.
Your input would be greatly appreciated.
Regards, Phil

chrismake (/member/chrismake/) (author) philhartree 3 years ago Reply

philhartree -> in the illustration of step 3, jack #1 will be on the right and
(/member jack #2 is in the left. The wiring is correct and match the text but it just
/chrismake/)
depends on the type of keystone jack you have.

redalertnv (/member/redalertnv/) chrismake 2 years ago Reply

philhartree is correct the picture has blue in pin 1 and blue/white in pin
(/member 2 but your text says the opposite for jack 2
/redalertnv/)

kdrayer (/member/kdrayer/) 2 years ago Reply

this set up is for B configuation, is there an A?

(/member
/kdrayer/)
Thanks

RodHq (/member/RodHq/) 4 years ago Reply

Hi, great instructable, but i have a question. If I want to do this, but I want three
(/member female ends instead of two, and no male ends, how should I wire the Keystone
/RodHq/)
jack instead of the crimpable plug

chrismake (/member/chrismake/) (author) RodHq 3 years ago Reply

They wiring is like this

(/member
/chrismake/)
1 White/Orange to pin 1
2 Orange to pin 2
3 White/Green to pin 3
6 Green to pin 6

4 Blue to pin 2
5 White/Blue to pin 1
7 White/Brown to pin 3
8 Brown to pin 6

The key is too keep the pairs together. Regards

kdrayer (/member/kdrayer/) chrismake 2 years ago Reply

Your set up is for B wiring configuration, do have the A version.

(/member
/kdrayer/)
Thanks

jcasper66 (/member/jcasper66/) 2 years ago Reply

DUUUH, I answered my own question. My 'sharer-splitter' adapters worked

(/member fine once I determined that BOTH keystone connectors and RJ45 plugs would
/jcasper66/)
use only the orange/green pairs. The router keystone connectors and or the
DVD/TV cable box inputs must just use one half of the wires, those being the
orange/green pairs.
The adapters allowed me to operate two separate devices off of a SINGLE Cat
5 cable as long as I had two free router outputs.
Thanks to all the comments as in the end they saved me from running an
additional cable.

jcasper66 (/member/jcasper66/)

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Is it possible to use a SINGLE Cat5 cable 2 years ago Reply

to connect two outputs of a cable TV router

(/member to a TV cable box AND a DVD (both
/jcasper66/)needing separate ether-net
inputs)??????????? I have no specs on
any of the installed equipment but the
concept of this thread seemed promising.

The simple solution of using TWO cables is

not feasible due to access issues and the
DVD/Cable TV converter are NOT wireless.

I tried simple homemade splitters at BOTH

ends of known good SINGLE cable but only
the side with the green and orange wires
functions. The standard is 56B. I have
probably oversimplified my solution but if
there is some simple trick short of patch
boxes/switches it might save me and other
users some money. I can not open the
cable box to see how the output and input
keystone connectors are wired. Am also not
a network guy but did work on vacuum tube
TVs back in the 60s so I can follow a wiring
diagram.

Reviewing other comments did not seem to

help but since so many had similar issues
with one side not working I am led to
believe that what I am trying to do is just
not that simple. The cable TV company is
of no help either as they do not understand
why I would not simply drag another cable
through the wall.

Any help most appreciated.

Spndavillain (/member/Spndavillain/) 2 years ago Reply

I did all the steps but i cant seem to get it right. after i completed the splitter if i
(/member connect only one jack it doesn work but when i enter 2 jack only one works. i
/Spndavillain/)
tried with the combination of colours you gave and the combination of the rjs i
found on the existing set up

Klaudiuszm (/member/Klaudiuszm/) 2 years ago Reply

I like the idea :D. I haven't tried this, but in theory it would work.
(/member
/Klaudiuszm/)

giltech (/member/giltech/) 2 years ago Reply

followed your instruction jack #1 works Jack #2 don't wok please advise thank
(/member you
/giltech/)

jchusky (/member/jchusky/) 3 years ago Reply

i was wounding can you use both the ports at the same time .i have xbox 360
(/member and a internet tv
/jchusky/)

Redion (/member/Redion/) 3 years ago Reply

Well in my case I only have one ethernet outlet upstairs in the apartment
(/member building but I have 2 pcs. So i need a splitter!
/Redion/)

soudeh (/member/soudeh/)

i try it but jack 2 is not working

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/soudeh/)

mahinder (/member/mahinder/) 3 years ago Reply

There are different configurations for Ethernet splitters

(/member (http://ethernetsplitterhub.com/), which depends on the objective of the usage
/mahinder/)
for example an rj45 splitter (http://www.ethernetsplitterhub.com/rj45splitter/)
used for data- data splitting different from that of data- voice splitter and which
is again different from the voice - voice splitter. The user must be aware of this
while buying an ethernet splitter.

mickad27 (/member/mickad27/) 3 years ago Reply

Would this work with 1 ethernet and 1 USB connection? Like instead of the
(/member 2nd ethernet port, I would put on a USB port. Or would there be cross-talk?
/mickad27/)

rrrmanion (/member/rrrmanion/) 3 years ago Reply

am i right in thinking packet collisions are more common with this setup?
(/member
/rrrmanion/)

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