Putting It All Together: Crossover

February 26th, 2008

With crossover cat 5 cable wires, one major difference in the design of the wiring is that each end is aligned differently.  For this type of cat 5 cable, you must take one end and align it the way a standard straight-through cable would be set up:  white-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown.  For the other end, the wires are mixed differently:  white-green, green, white-orange, blue, white-blue, orange, white-brown, brown.  Be sure to mark your crossover wires to distinguish them from straight-through wires, avoiding confusion.

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