This evening once of x-Colleague told me he connect 2 laptop with a UTP 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 provide quite some solution then only works or solve the problem…As times goes by, my solution become more and more accurate. Hope 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 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-568-B standard in 2002. (Currently using this Standard)

This is Crossover Ethernet Cable or so-called CROSS CABLE, 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. At the end, my X-Collegue found that his wire are not CROSS Cable… This is the different between this 2 type of cable.





































































































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