Gidday,Let me preface this by saying this is my first attempt at cabling and quite possibly my last.I've recently run Cat 6 UTP into 3 sets of double face plates in 2 rooms. I've spent the last 2 days trying to terminate these correctly but keep hitting a brick wall (figuratively, but getting close to physically). I purchased a set of double face plates/keystone jacks from TradeMe (after I was quoted $19 per keystone jack and $9 per face plate at Cory's) and attempted to terminate one end in those and the other end in RJ45 plugs. I was tossing up whether to terminate the other end in a patch panel but the 'boss' decided this wasn't a necessary expense. The problem I have faced is that of the several lines I've so far terminated at both ends, none are passing using a network tester. One skips every second light (so 1, 3, 5, and 7 light up), one lights up all bar 4, 8 and G while the other only lights up #5. I have re-terminated both ends multiple times each time taking care that each is correct (per T568B for RJ45 and per the B wiring diagram for the faceplate's). Each appears to be terminated correctly yet the results stay the same. The network tester I'm using (one of the cheapies that pop up on TM and deal sites) lights up correctly when used on a pre-made patch cable so I'm confident that's working correctly.I'm hoping its not damage to the cabling itself. All these runs are less than 10 metres and go through the roof space in a straight line with plenty of slack. There are no sharp bends, each cable appears intact with no visible damage (I've inspected the length of each) and they came off of a manufacturers spindle.Could this be a case of damaged cables or am I missing something?Below is the rear of the face plates as it came:Failing that is can anyone recommend someone in Christchurch who can come and do this properly or any local coffeebarons?Thanks
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