Need help fast: help with cat5 wiring

Brutuskend

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Apr 2, 2001
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It depends on if your running it into a hub or straight from one computer to another computer.
 

CraigRT

Lifer
Jun 16, 2000
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this is the way i do CAT5 straight through:

1greenwhite 2green 3orangewhite 4blue 5bluewhite 6orange 7brownwhite 8brown

follow that at both ends and your straight through cable will be done.

 

Narse

Moderator<br>Computer Help
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Mar 14, 2000
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Cat5 spec calls for this color code for a straight cable

orangewhite orange greenwhite blue bluewhite green brownwhite brown


For a cross over make one end with the above pinout and the other end like this

greenwhite green orangewhite brownwhite brown orange blue bluewhite

That will work for 100baseTX