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Netwotk Cable Colours
Name: Daryl Date: March 14, 2003 at 00:39:50 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: XP1700+/256DDR
Comment:
Hi Does anyone have a Diagram or something for the colours for a straight through and a cross-over? thanks Pls help
Name: ChrisE Date: March 14, 2003 at 03:15:38 Pacific
Reply:
Hi, Have a look at this site, all will be explained http://www.rabcomputers.com/resources/cablepinout.htm Good luck ChrisE
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Response Number 2
Name: Chad Date: March 17, 2003 at 16:49:20 Pacific
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Making a Cat 5 Cross Over Cable
If you have ever needed to connect two hubs, or switches together. Or even just connect two computers together without a hub, then you have needed to make a cross over cable. If you are not aware on how to do this, then you need to follow the below instructions so that you may make this cable and solve all of your problems.
Note : You will notice that one end has one wiring layout, and the other end has another layout. You need to make sure each end IS differnt, otherwise this will not work.
Use second side on both ends to make regular cable.
FIRST SIDE (Cross) 1. White / Green 2. Green 3. White / Orange 4. Blue 5. White / Blue 6. Orange 7. White / Brown 8. Brown
SECOND SIDE (Cat 5) 1. White / Orange 2. Orange 3. White / Green 4. Blue 5. White / Blue 6. Green 7. White / Brown 8. Brown
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