Network Tools: Wiring Ethernet Cables
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| T568A | T568B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pin | Wire Colour | Pin | Wire Colour | ||
| 1 | ![]() |
white and green | 1 | ![]() |
white and orange |
| 2 | ![]() |
green | 2 | ![]() |
orange |
| 3 | ![]() |
white and orange | 3 | ![]() |
green and white |
| 4 | ![]() |
blue | 4 | ![]() |
blue |
| 5 | ![]() |
white and blue | 5 | ![]() |
white and blue |
| 6 | ![]() |
orange | 6 | ![]() |
green |
| 7 | ![]() |
white and brown | 7 | ![]() |
white and brown |
| 8 | ![]() |
brown | 8 | ![]() |
brown |
| Standard cables have both ends the same, either T568A or T568B | |||||
| To make a cross over cable you need one end T568A and the other end T568B | |||||
Notes
- IEEE Standards 802.3: Ethernet
- Category 5 cable: Wikipedia article
- Category 6 cable: Wikipedia article
- T568 A & B: Wikipedia article







