Comment on I spent ~$35 on new cables and my LAN speed increased 6x

• gibmiser@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Orange white, orange Green white, blue Blue white, green Brown white, brown

  Learned it 20 years ago, never used it. how did I do?

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  • CaptSneeze@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You pass! I’ve done several thousands of these over the past decade.

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  • confusedbytheBasics@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Now do the A spec.

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    • dgriffith@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I have not cared about or terminated A-spec after network cards gained auto MDI/MDIX about 20 years ago.

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  • rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    yeah I did this almost 30 years ago and could recite it from scratch, haven’t made a cable since hs

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  • slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ewwww orange first? Why are you making a crossover cable backwards for?

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    • towerful@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I thought T568B at each end was standard practice these days

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      • slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Depends where in the world you are.

        We use A in Australia and from what I have seen in western Europe A is also used more.

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  • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I forget the order 5 times in the middle of crimping each side, so you’re doing better than me.

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