As I've learned from experience! Thanks for the help,guys. Now for the million dollar question; why does it introduce errors? :-)~MIKE~(-: On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr. < mailing-lists@phoenixinternet.net> wrote: > Mike, > It does matter the order. What you were taught would introduce all forms > of errors. > > in the connector from left to right with the copper contacts and the cable > crimp facing you... > > B Standard (Most commonly used) > Pin 1: orange white > Pin 2: orange > Pin 3: green white > Pin 4: blue > Pin 5: blue white > Pin 6: green > Pin 7: brown white > Pin 8: brown > > A Standard > Pin 1: green white > Pin 2: green > Pin 3: orange white > Pin 4: blue > Pin 5: blue white > Pin 6: orange > Pin 7: brown white > Pin 8: brown > > To make a standard cable, both cables sides should be the same. To make a > crossover cable, you crimp one side A and the other side B. You will also > find differences in cable that will cause issues with some cable ends. > Never strip the insulation off of the conductors and make sure that you > have cable insulation inside the retaining crimp of the connector to > relieve strain on the cable. > > Gilbert > > > On 2/10/2013 10:25 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> so then (my cables are stripe, solid) the proper way to do it is: >> >> stripe orange,orange >> stripe green,blue >> stripe blue,green >> stripe brown,brown >> >> I was taught, >> >> blue, stripe blue >> green, stripe orange >> orange, stripe green >> brown, stripe brown >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> > ------------------------------**--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >