(question) Ethernet cable wiring

Lennart Sorensen lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org
Tue May 21 15:09:12 UTC 2013


On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 10:37:30PM -0400, Jarl Stefansson wrote:
> Actually the colours do matter a bit, the different pairs have slightly
> different numbers of twists for a given length and crosstalk will behave
> differently though of course the most important part is to ensure the
> paired wires are used as pairs.

Yes.  Don't mess up the pairs.

Pin 1 and 2 is one pair, ping 3 and 6 is another pair, pin 4 and 5 a
third pair and pin 7 and 8 the last pair.

Which pair is which doesn't matter as long as you are consistent.

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