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<h1 class="topictitle1">Establish a physical connection to your network</h1>
<div><p>Ensure you configure the correct line speed and duplex mode for
your connection.</p>
<div class="section"><p>The first step to using Ethernet for the <span class="keyword">iSeries™</span> is
establishing a physical connection to your network. Having the correct settings
and configurations for your server will help ensure a successful connection.
The physical link includes using the correct cabling and configuring the correct
line speed and duplex mode to match the capabilities of the link partner you
are connecting to.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">UTP cable specifications</h4><div class="p">The cabling
that you use to connect to your link partner must be wired to the TIA/EIA
568B standard (straight through, no cross-over). There are different categories
of UTP cables and each one supports different speeds. <ul><li>Category 3: supports 10 Mbps</li>
<li>Category 5: supports 10/100/1000 Mbps</li>
<li>Category 5e: supports 10/100/1000 Mbps</li>
<li>Category 6 or higher: supports 10/100/1000 Mbps</li>
</ul>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> <img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" /> Category 5e or higher is recommended if you are
running Gigabit Ethernet. These cable types have tighter specifications that
will help you achieve better quality connections.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></div>
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<div class="section"><p>Connecting your cables can be tedious work. The table below lists
the pairs of wires inside the UTP cable and shows what order they are wired
in the RJ-45 connector. It is crucial that the connector pins be in this order,
or you will not be able to connect to your link partner. You will notice that
the wires are different colors; some are solid colors and some are half solid
and half white. Each half solid and half white wire is paired with the corresponding
solid color wire, even though they might not sit adjacent to one another in
the connector. </p>
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<div class="section"><div class="p">The pairs of wires are: <ul><li>White/green, solid green</li>
<li>White/orange, solid orange</li>
<li>White/blue, solid blue</li>
<li>White/brown, solid brown</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section"><p>The pins are numbered from left to right. (Hold the connector
latch down and point the contacts away from you, so that pin 1 (White/Green)
is on the left.) The table below shows how the wires appear in the connector
and what pins they are set into.</p>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" class="singleborder" width="100%" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><thead align="left"><tr class="tablemainheaderbar"><th valign="top" id="d0e69">Connector pin</th>
<th valign="top" id="d0e71">Wire color</th>
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</thead>
<tbody><tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e69 "><p>1<br />
2</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e71 "><p>White/Green<br />
Green</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e69 "><p>3<br />
4</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e71 "><p>White/Orange<br />
Blue</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e69 "><p>5<br />
6</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e71 "><p>White/Blue<br />
Orange</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e69 "><p>7<br />
8</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e71 "><p>White/Brown<br />
Brown</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Line speed and duplex mode configuration</h4></div>
<div class="section"><p> If your link partner is capable of auto-negotiation, you can
use *AUTO for both line speed and duplex mode, to auto-negotiate. If you are
unsure of your link partner's capabilities, find out what line speed and duplex
mode it is set to, so you can configure your server to match. </p>
</div>
<div class="section"><p>For example, the hub or switch port is set to 100 Mbps and half
duplex (not capable of auto-negotiation). In CRTLINETH, set your <span class="keyword">iSeries</span> parameters to LINESPEED = 100M,
DUPLEX = *HALF. Do not use *AUTO for either of these parameters, in this case. </p>
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<div class="section"><div class="p">Do not use any of the following line speed and duplex mode configurations: <ul><li>10/*AUTO</li>
<li>100/*AUTO</li>
<li>*AUTO/Half</li>
<li>*AUTO/Full</li>
</ul>
These configurations might work, but you will have frequently unsuccessful
and incorrect connections.</div>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzajyunderstandingethernetsupport.htm" title="Understand and use Ethernet frames, connections, and functions.">Ethernet support</a></div>
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<div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
<div><a href="rzajygigabitethernet.htm" title="The iSeries server supports Gigabit and 10 Gbps Ethernet, which requires the use of a 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps input/output adapter (IOA).">Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet</a></div>
<div><a href="rzajylinespeeddef.htm" title="The speed of data transfer is limited by the connection type, cabling, and maximum speeds that your server and link partner support.">Line speed</a></div>
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<div class="relref"><strong>Related reference</strong><br />
<div><a href="rzajyestablishingaphyscontonet.htm" title="Ensure you configure the correct line speed and duplex mode for your connection.">Establish a physical connection to your network</a></div>
<div><a href="rzajyethernetioas.htm" title="Find out what IOAs are supported and what capabilities each one has.">Hardware requirements for Ethernet</a></div>
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