Being Mr. Tech Guy
June 29, 2007 ·
In college, I had a job creating ethernet patch cables. Basically, I took bulk Cat 5 cables and attached RJ45 connectors to them, in whatever size necessary.
Based on that experience, I volunteered to connect the lan in our new office, thus saving us money on not hiring someone else to do what I could very well do myself.
So yeah. Anybody know how to tell if I’ve got Crossed or Straight cables? Anybody?
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When you hold both ends and are looking down at them the colors should be the same. A crossover cable will switch two of the wires from one end to the other. A crossover cable would be used for linking two hubs when one did not have a port specific for uplinking. A crossover cable could also be used to connect two computers without networking equipment between them (aside from the ethernet cards).
Need the actually standard colors et al?
I can’t hold both ends at once. I’m just seting up the hub end. But what you’re saying is I might have some trial and error.
I’m using this guide: http://www.zytrax.com/tech/layer_1/cables/tech_lan.htm
Crossed cables wax more frequently, and tend to shop in better stores than straight cables.
So funny,annon!