On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Simeon Johnston wrote: > Or the T568A - we use this for some reason... I have *heard* that the Cat5e standard insisted in 568A, but I think that's bogus. I haven't met anyoine yet who convinced me to use the 568A standard over 568B. Besides, data doesn't care what color the wires are anyway. > It really doesn't matter as far as the data is conserned how you wire > it. As long as it's the same on both ends (for the non-crossover cable) > it will work fine. Not true!!! it must be wired in respect to PAIRS. Pins 1 and 2 must be in a pair, and 3 and 6 must be in a pair. In a short run you can get away with anything, but go over 15 feet or so and even 10Mb will scream. -Brian