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Q: Networking ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   3 Comments )
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Subject: Networking
Category: Computers > Hardware
Asked by: jossychina-ga
List Price: $50.00
Posted: 14 Oct 2004 00:37 PDT
Expires: 12 Nov 2004 23:37 PST
Question ID: 414640
Please, what is the standard color coding for a  network cable (CAT5e) used for:
1. Cross-Over (Hub - Hub)
2. Short Lenght (Hub - PC)
3. Hub - Jack

Please, I will need a good answer and urgent as the case may be.
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Subject: Re: Networking
Answered By: skermit-ga on 14 Oct 2004 00:55 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
1.
In order to make a cross-over cable, you have one end with the T-568A
color standard and the other with the T-568B color standard. I've
found a page with nice diagrams, but I'll repeat it here

one end (T-568B):
W/O O W/G Bl W/Bl G W/Br Br

The other end (T-568A):
W/G G W/O Bl W/Bl O W/Br Br

2. In order to make a straight-through cable, just repeat the T-568B
standard for both ends.

both ends (T-568B):
W/O O W/G Bl W/Bl G W/Br Br

3. In order to wire a hub to a jack, wire the jack for the T-568B
standard on the jack (there are usually color codings right on the
jack) and I've found an animation which shows it very well linked
below:

jack (T-568B):
W/O O W/G Bl W/Bl G W/Br Br

For the hub-side of the cable, if you are putting it into a connection
port, wire the hub-side of the cable with the T-568B standard, but if
you are connecting the hub-side of the cable to the uplink port of the
hub (say if you want to connect two hubs in different rooms, then use
the T-568A standard on the hub-side of the cable (to make a crossover
cable which has a female jack end on the side which isn't plugged into
the hub). Then use a straight-through cable to connect the jack to the
computer or device to the jack.

Diagrams to wire crossover and straight-through cables:
http://www.aptcommunications.com/ncode.htm

Short animation on how to wire a jack using a punchdown tool (if you
do not have one, you can use a thin flat-head screwdriver but be
careful not to bend the receptors):
http://www.smarthome.com/flash/8555.swf


Thank you for your question, and it was a pleasure to answer it for you.

skermit-ga
jossychina-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars

Comments  
Subject: Re: Networking
From: crythias-ga on 14 Oct 2004 06:12 PDT
 
Although, if you're asking about the sheath (outer color) of the
cable, it doesn't really matter, as anyone can make any cable
cross-over (hub-to-hub or PC-to-pc) or straight-through (PC-to-hub,
PC-to-wall, hub-to-patchpanel), as described above.

Usually, though, one uses a very different color (say, green vs blue
or yellow or red or white) to set apart such cables for ready
identification.

I might also add that, unless you're dealing with, say, high-end
products, many newer hubs have at least one uplink and/or all ports
auto-sense cross-over/straight through, which means that you're
actually less likely to need a crossover cable.

Notorious for needing crossover cables are Cisco-to-Cisco switches, as
well as connecting a Cisco router directly to a PC.

This is a free comment.
Subject: Re: Networking
From: alibi-ga on 12 Jan 2005 13:32 PST
 
Actually, Connecting a cisco router directly to a PC requires a
Console cable, or a rollover cable plugged into serial port on the pc.
Subject: Re: Networking
From: crythias-ga on 12 Jan 2005 14:05 PST
 
Really? That's the only way to do it? What am I going to do about my
ability to telnet and TFTP? OK, if *nothing* is set up, I understand
that you'll want to use a console cable. But ... after that, I'm going
to assume that I can use the full bandwidth of the LAN interface to
communicate with my router, even if it's connecting WAN to a T1. I
doubt that console cable is going to help me pipe 1.54Mbps through my
RS232 card in my PC.

A console cable is first resort (initial programming) and last resort
(recovery), but (fast)ethernet is for bandwidth.

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