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Date:      Wed, 28 Jun 2000 16:23:09 -0600
From:      "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@kdm.org>
To:        Mitch Collinsworth <mkc@Graphics.Cornell.EDU>
Cc:        steinyv <steinyv@skyweb.net>, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: RJ45
Message-ID:  <20000628162309.A53453@panzer.kdm.org>
In-Reply-To: <200006282148.RAA86638@larryboy.graphics.cornell.edu>; from mkc@Graphics.Cornell.EDU on Wed, Jun 28, 2000 at 05:48:27PM -0400
References:  <steinyv@skyweb.net> <200006282148.RAA86638@larryboy.graphics.cornell.edu>

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On Wed, Jun 28, 2000 at 17:48:27 -0400, Mitch Collinsworth wrote:
> 
> >I want to make my own cables.  Does anyone know of a site that describes 
> >the pin out of the connector, and what wires to use?  I came across one 
> >site, but I need to cross reference so that I could verify the correct 
> >information.  Im trying to make a straight through on cat 5 cable.
> 
> For straight through you need:
> 
>      1  --------  1
>      2  --------  2
>      3  --------  3
>      6  --------  6
> 
> 1 and 2 should be a pair, and 3 and 6 should be a pair.  The rest
> don't matter.

...unless you're doing Gigabit Ethernet over copper, which uses all 8
wires.

Ken
-- 
Kenneth Merry
ken@kdm.org


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