[lug] Cat 5e cable color codes

D. Stimits stimits at idcomm.com
Sun Aug 11 00:36:26 MDT 2002


luke p wrote:
> Here's what I use:
> http://www.belkin.com/support/faq/UTP_Patchcable_AssemblyGuide.pdf
> 
> I do T568B on both ends for straigh-thru cables, and the T568A on one 
> end and T568B on the other end for a cross-over cable
> 

I'd recommend anyone who might ever want to work on cables or wall jacks 
for RJ-45 download and save this one. One part that was hard to find 
elsewhere is a pin number reference. Many references say color, and 
somewhere mention a pin number, but do not give any way to compare the 
physical connector the the number itself. It is supposed to be a Belkin 
guide, but it is a useful general guide on colors and pins.

D. Stimits, stimits AT idcomm.com





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