The most common reason for not using BNC style network medium is that if any portion of the network goes down, all the computers or devices that are connected to that BUS will fail. This makes troubleshooting hard with even just a few computers. With UTP, if a link fails, just that computer or device on that link goes off-line. The following is a standard UTP Strait Through Connector The retention clip on the connector is away from you in the following diagram. If you follow the above diagram for the connections at both ends, the cable will work fine.
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Also be sure that the computer that the NIC card is in has been turned on and the hub or switch has power. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us .