This evening once of my Ex-Colleague told me he connect 2 laptop with a UTP cable/Network cable, but unable to play Counter Strike…
What is the problem if you having this kind of question?
- Game problem?
- Networking Problem?
- Laptop problem?
Still remember when I starting as an IT officer, some time my solution are not accurate, and I need to think & try few solution then only works or solve the problem…As times goes by, my solution become more and more accurate. Hope my skill can improve more in near future.
Ok, back to my friend problem, i ask him to check on the UTP cable color code, just like as below. Check the arrangement of the color code on both head and tail
This is Straight Ethernet Cable, both head and tail same color arrangement. T-568A standard which was ratified in 1995, wheres replaced by the T-568B standard in 2002. (Currently using this Standard)
This is Crossover Ethernet Cable or so-called CROSS CABLE (Above), the easy way to remember, is one end using the T-568A standard and the other end using the T-568B standard. Or simply switch the Green set of wires in place with the Orange set of wires.
CROSS CABLE use to connect 2 same device together, such as PC to PC without passing hub or router or connect HUB to HUB . At the end, my Ex-Colleague found that his wire are not CROSS Cable… This is the different between this 2 type of cable.
By follow the above UTP color code, you able to crimp the correct network cable/utp cable. Need more information on how to crimp, video tutorial will come up shortly.
My name is Calvyn, from PENANG, an IT Engineer, Malaysia LIFE tech blogger. I am an IT Engineer who blog about my LIFE working Experience, such as Technology, Computing, Networking and also my hobbies, Photography.
By sab2 on Sep 22, 2007 | Reply
TQ for the visit to my blog
Yours: very informative tecnoblog
By lukxiufung on Sep 23, 2007 | Reply
Lots of mee hon here….
By calvyn on Sep 23, 2007 | Reply
this is colorful mee hon. :>
By lukxiufung on Sep 23, 2007 | Reply
lol….hey, I am not a spammer….
By calvyn on Sep 24, 2007 | Reply
haha…you are not… my blog already reconize you…. you are welcome all the time… :Þ
By Kenneth on Sep 24, 2007 | Reply
thanx for sharing it again..I’ve been studied it before..till now…I almost forgotten everything…
I owes..cant rememebr the color..haha~~
Straight cable..for modem to pc…
Cross for PC to PC or modem to modem or router to router..hehe~~
By Suresh Sumanasooriya on Jun 16, 2008 | Reply
The details from your page was more useful for me . Thanks for that.
By vinod on Aug 10, 2008 | Reply
excellent, short & sweet with very explanatory colour diagrams
By Timothy Omondi Odiaga on Jun 19, 2009 | Reply
Thanks alot. The mateial is vivid.kudos
By Timothy Omondi Odiaga on Jun 19, 2009 | Reply
Thanks.superb work.
By khairul on Jul 4, 2009 | Reply
gud info,
i know about cross or straight, but always forgot about the color code..
luck my laptop network card smart enough to adapt automatically
By core on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
what is the standard cross cable using in malaysia? I’m so stress to search for it. can anyone help me..
By calvyn on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
for Malaysia, we are following “B” standard
By frans on Sep 15, 2009 | Reply
Hi,
Was looking for the numbering of a utp cable.
Penang,make me think back a long time ago, i have lived in Singapore in the 60 s.
Greetingss from Holland.
Frans.
By senthilkumar on Sep 19, 2009 | Reply
sem
By peter on Jan 29, 2010 | Reply
can i know which colour is neutral,earth and live
By Harfo on Mar 18, 2010 | Reply
Hi man,place I will like to know if there is colour difference in Cross cable from modem to Server PC and to the switch.Detail diagram needed please.Thanks