Re: 2 Ethernet cabling question

2010-12-26 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Mark Neidorff put forth on 12/25/2010 10:47 AM: > Please explain what you are trying to accomplish and at what network speeds. > Off the top of my head, 10baseT networks used 4 wires and 100baseT used all 8 > wires. If you are trying for 100baseT speeds, you have to use all 8 wires. If memory

Re: 2 Ethernet cabling question

2010-12-25 Thread briand
On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 11:47:12 -0500 Mark Neidorff wrote: > > The order was determined to minimize cross-talk on the adjacent > wires. Your best bet is to stay with the standard. So, yes, the > order is important. yep, I know from personal experience that 100 won't work if you don't use the pro

Re: 2 Ethernet cabling question

2010-12-25 Thread David Christensen
S Mathias wrote: Q1) when cabling, is the color order important? like: Yes. Conductor colors and pin terminations are per the standard TIA/EIA-568-B.1-2000: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIA/EIA-568-B Most factory-made Ethernet patch cables I've seen use T568B on both ends. That's ho

Re: 2 Ethernet cabling question

2010-12-25 Thread Mark Neidorff
On Saturday 25 December 2010 09:42 am, S Mathias wrote: > Two questions that was not always clear for me [sorry for posting to this > list :\]: > > ### >### > > Q1) when cabling, is the color order important? li

Re: 2 Ethernet cabling question

2010-12-25 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Saturday 25 December 2010 08:42:52 S Mathias wrote: > Two questions that was not always clear for me [sorry for posting to this > list :\]: > > ### > ### > > Q1) when cabling, is the color order important?