element14 Community
element14 Community
    Register Log In
  • Site
  • Search
  • Log In Register
  • Community Hub
    Community Hub
    • What's New on element14
    • Feedback and Support
    • Benefits of Membership
    • Personal Blogs
    • Members Area
    • Achievement Levels
  • Learn
    Learn
    • Ask an Expert
    • eBooks
    • element14 presents
    • Learning Center
    • Tech Spotlight
    • STEM Academy
    • Webinars, Training and Events
    • Learning Groups
  • Technologies
    Technologies
    • 3D Printing
    • FPGA
    • Industrial Automation
    • Internet of Things
    • Power & Energy
    • Sensors
    • Technology Groups
  • Challenges & Projects
    Challenges & Projects
    • Design Challenges
    • element14 presents Projects
    • Project14
    • Arduino Projects
    • Raspberry Pi Projects
    • Project Groups
  • Products
    Products
    • Arduino
    • Avnet & Tria Boards Community
    • Dev Tools
    • Manufacturers
    • Multicomp Pro
    • Product Groups
    • Raspberry Pi
    • RoadTests & Reviews
  • About Us
  • Store
    Store
    • Visit Your Store
    • Choose another store...
      • Europe
      •  Austria (German)
      •  Belgium (Dutch, French)
      •  Bulgaria (Bulgarian)
      •  Czech Republic (Czech)
      •  Denmark (Danish)
      •  Estonia (Estonian)
      •  Finland (Finnish)
      •  France (French)
      •  Germany (German)
      •  Hungary (Hungarian)
      •  Ireland
      •  Israel
      •  Italy (Italian)
      •  Latvia (Latvian)
      •  
      •  Lithuania (Lithuanian)
      •  Netherlands (Dutch)
      •  Norway (Norwegian)
      •  Poland (Polish)
      •  Portugal (Portuguese)
      •  Romania (Romanian)
      •  Russia (Russian)
      •  Slovakia (Slovak)
      •  Slovenia (Slovenian)
      •  Spain (Spanish)
      •  Sweden (Swedish)
      •  Switzerland(German, French)
      •  Turkey (Turkish)
      •  United Kingdom
      • Asia Pacific
      •  Australia
      •  China
      •  Hong Kong
      •  India
      • Japan
      •  Korea (Korean)
      •  Malaysia
      •  New Zealand
      •  Philippines
      •  Singapore
      •  Taiwan
      •  Thailand (Thai)
      • Vietnam
      • Americas
      •  Brazil (Portuguese)
      •  Canada
      •  Mexico (Spanish)
      •  United States
      Can't find the country/region you're looking for? Visit our export site or find a local distributor.
  • Translate
  • Profile
  • Settings
Raspberry Pi
  • Products
  • More
Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi Forum Using 4-pin Ethernet on the Pi 3?
  • Blog
  • Forum
  • Documents
  • Quiz
  • Events
  • Polls
  • Files
  • Members
  • Mentions
  • Sub-Groups
  • Tags
  • More
  • Cancel
  • New
Join Raspberry Pi to participate - click to join for free!
Featured Articles
Announcing Pi
Technical Specifications
Raspberry Pi FAQs
Win a Pi
Raspberry Pi Wishlist
Actions
  • Share
  • More
  • Cancel
Forum Thread Details
  • State Not Answered
  • Replies 8 replies
  • Subscribers 678 subscribers
  • Views 2004 views
  • Users 0 members are here
  • ethernet
  • raspberry pi 3
Related

Using 4-pin Ethernet on the Pi 3?

Former Member
Former Member over 9 years ago

Hey everyone. Just bought a Pi 3 recently. I am trying to use the 10/100 Ethernet on the Pi, but the cable I am using is a four wire cable. 10/100 should only use 4 pins, however, so this shouldn't be a problem. My MacBook can use the internet fine with this cable, but the Pi fights with me. When plugged in, the green light on the port flashes quickly, continuously, and my router never seems to assign the Pi an IP. The Pi shows no signs of an outgoing connection, either, even though my terminal says that it recognizes the 10/100 link has been connected.

 

Any reason the 4 pin ethernet isn't working? And possible solution? The cable actually has six wires, but I have only connected the four used in 10/100 ethernet wiring.

  • Sign in to reply
  • Cancel
Parents
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 9 years ago

    So the cable is actually quite long. It is, to my understanding, Cat 5e cable that is running through the walls of my house. However, the brown and brown/white wires are missing from the cable. I have no real way of telling how long the cable actually is, but I would guess around 200ft. I know this length is fine as I have created ethernet cables that can run further. The wiring in the wall must be done at least somewhat correctly as my Mac can use it at the full 90 Mbits my ISP provides.

     

    I read something online about the Pi's ethernet port being wired incorrectly or cheaply or something along those lines, but it was mostly people talking about PoE which I don't need.

     

    Clem, the ending jacks are definitely RJ45 jacks; I just only have 6 wires to work with.

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up 0 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Verify Answer
    • Cancel
  • clem57
    0 clem57 over 9 years ago in reply to Former Member

    See Not All Ethernet Cables Are Equal: You Can Get Faster LAN Speeds By Upgrading . What is your CAT rating?

    Clem

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up 0 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Verify Answer
    • Cancel
Reply
  • clem57
    0 clem57 over 9 years ago in reply to Former Member

    See Not All Ethernet Cables Are Equal: You Can Get Faster LAN Speeds By Upgrading . What is your CAT rating?

    Clem

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up 0 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Verify Answer
    • Cancel
Children
No Data
element14 Community

element14 is the first online community specifically for engineers. Connect with your peers and get expert answers to your questions.

  • Members
  • Learn
  • Technologies
  • Challenges & Projects
  • Products
  • Store
  • About Us
  • Feedback & Support
  • FAQs
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Legal and Copyright Notices
  • Sitemap
  • Cookies

An Avnet Company © 2025 Premier Farnell Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Premier Farnell Ltd, registered in England and Wales (no 00876412), registered office: Farnell House, Forge Lane, Leeds LS12 2NE.

ICP 备案号 10220084.

Follow element14

  • X
  • Facebook
  • linkedin
  • YouTube