Ethernet Cable Tips

A straight-thru cable has identical ends.

A crossover cable has different ends.

A straight-thru is used as a patch cord in Ethernet connections.

A crossover is used to connect two Ethernet devices without a hub or for connecting two hubs.

A crossover has one end with the Orange set of wires switched with the Green set.

Odd numbered pins are always striped, even numbered pins are always solid colored.

Looking at the RJ-45 with the clip facing away from you, Brown is always on the right, and pin 1 is on the left.

No more than 1/2" of the Ethernet cable should be untwisted otherwise it will be susceptible to crosstalk.

Do not deform, do not bend, do not stretch, do not staple, do not run parallel with power cables, and do not run Ethernet cables near noise inducing components.