[Gllug] simple lan

[Leigh Mason]

>There's an easy check for your cable:
> 
> - grab both ends, and hold both connectors together, pins-up
> - the locking-clicking-bits should be behind the connectors as you look at
> them
> - looking at the colours of the wires going into the connector, see if they
> go to each pin in the same order (i.e., both white-orange, orange,
> white-blue, blue, etc.. as you go from left to right).
> 
> If the colours are the same order on both connectors, it's a patch cable and
> not suitable, generally. If there is deviation (sometimes four cores are in
> different positions, sometimes all of them) then it's probably cross-over.
> 
> This, of course, relies on you using transparent connectors. The other method
> would be to use the diode test on a multi-meter or a fluke. Which you would
> have to do if the connector casing is opaque :(


cheers

leigh


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