Actually, the wires are in reverse order. This is so wire 1 at
one cable end connects to wire 1 at the other cable end. If you butt the
end of the cable plugs together, the wires should
match, If I'm remembering correctly.
On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Aaron W. wrote:
> I know this is off topic but I need an answer and I know yall can help :)
> Does it matter what order you put the wires in the rj45 as per color as
> long as it is the same on both ends of the cable? I am having hell getting
> a cable to work! The cable is going from computer to hub and id cat5 wire.
> The link leds on my hub blink for both speeds (outosensing) as if it can
> not determin the speed. I have looked at other wires on the hub and the are
> different in color order but like I asked does it matter as long as both
> ends are the same?
> Thanks,
>
> Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager.
> Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner
> http://camalott.com/~kaw
>
>
