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going onsite... does it matter? 568/a or 568/b

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jdumont

IS-IT--Management
Dec 29, 2002
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CA
I am going onsite to install a new switch and to put on new patch cords. Does it matter if I use 568/a or 568/b patch cords?
If the building is wired 568/a and I use 568/b patch cords... will i have to pull up my pants from around my ankles?
Thank you in advance.
 
Good news, for 99% of all ethernet uses, 568/a and 568/b are installer standards, so the wire in the walls and ceilings follow a known standard.

The Switches themselves have no reason to know which one is in use, and the patch cables have never mattered to me. (mostly 10 and 100 meg, but some gigabit copper using commercial cat 6 patch cables) While I cannot promise, I seriously doubt the wire can tell what color the insulation is.

I tried to remain child-like, all I acheived was childish.
 
Pick a standard and stay with it.I would suggest a little light reading at TIA.org .

Rick Harris
SC Dept of Motor Vehicles
Network Operations
 
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