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>I'm assuming builders know what they're doing with network cable these days. Nah. Two houses ago I couldn't figure out why my ethernet wasn't working. Turns
by na85 5y ago
>I'm assuming builders know what they're doing with network cable these days.
Nah. Two houses ago I couldn't figure out why my ethernet wasn't working. Turns out the builders had wired it up completely randomly, i.e. it didn't go orange-white, orange, green-white, brown... and each termination was different. I had to redo them all.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoWhite/orange orange white/green blue white/blue green white/brown brown is the typical standard[0] used for both ends of a straight-through cable. Of course, the color order doesn't really matter as long as it is the same on both ends, or one end only swaps the 1st and 2nd wire with the 3rd and 6th respectively[1]. [0] T-568B [1] Normally this would be the green and orange pairs, resulting in T-568A. Modern Ethernet ports are pretty much all auto-sensing and will handle being connected either straight-through or crossed-over regardless of what device is on the other end.
- na85 5y agoYeah I was just going from memory, but in reality I look up 568b every time.