There are two specifications, 568A and 568B.

The order of the cables is as follows:

white/orange
orange
white/green
blue
white/blue
green
white/brown
brown

This is how I do them but I just did a search and found all sorts of
combinations.

HTH,

Jose


Peter Shkabara wrote:

> I am not a cable guru, but it was my understanding that pins 1-2 3-6 4-5 7-8
> were the wire pairs. I also don't know if the wire colors are standard as to
> the pin assignment, but a wire pair consists of a color and the same color
> with a stripe. Modifying the list provided by Marv and adjusting it to the
> proper pin pairs would give us this:
>
> white & orange
> orange
> white & blue
> white & green
> green
> blue
> white & brown
> brown
>
> If my understanding is wrong, someone please correct me so I don't teach
> others the wrong way.
>
> Peter Shkabara, P.E.
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> -----Original Message-----
> If this is a certified CAT5 cable (category 5) which has four twisted pairs
> of 24 gauge wire then from the wire insertion end with the connecting pins
> visible (up) the colors should be from left to right
>
> white & orange
> orange
> white & blue
> blue
> white & green
> green
> white & brown
> brown
>
> These connection are the same on both ends of the cable.
>
> Marv Trott

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