I really enjoy working with my hands. I love working with computers while they are on but working with the hardware is just as much fun. Today at work I was able to indulge in a project that most other people despise. I made some ethernet cables.
It’s easy enough to just buy some premade cables, and sometimes, it’s more cost efficient than having someone make them. Today, not only did I get to make them, but I also get the great feeling of accomplishment when I go to replace them and the closet switch we have here looks good and organized. No more long, unneeded cabling.
In the spirit of cabling, I thought I would post up some good diagrams I found for the RJ-45 end. Even though I really like putting cables together, I don’t think anyone ever remembers the order of colors. These are a couple of great pictures I found on iCalvyn.com.
- Orange-White
- Orange
- Green-White
- Blue
- Blue-White
- Green
- Brown-White
- Brown
I know these diagrams helped me out when I was making cables, hopefully they will help someone else. Other than that, it’s always just a good reminder for something so simple and something so fun!
