Making my own patch cords

[tpman]

I made my own patch cords, first timer. I made 4 cords that go from my router to my home network. I have plugs that go to 4 different locations in my house. I tested the 4 cords that I made and they each worked just fine. I am only using these two foot cords to go from the router to the plugins for my network. Heres the deal, I made them 'straight-thru' and they work, but I don't have them color coded correctly. I just went Light/dark thru the whole plug, I didn't cross the light orange and light blue wires. If all I am using them for is to go from my router to my plugs for my home network, does it really matter? I am not going thru a switch or another router to get to my home network. The wires are all the same gauge and offer no difference that I can see as far as speed/connection is concerned. Correct?

 

[Robbo77]

The colours inside CAT5 cables etc do have a relevance to operation but probably not over the distance you are using. White Orange / Orange for example are a pair, and are twisted around each other inside the main cable insulation, as are the other pairs. This twisting helps give the signal being carried a much further range by reducing the noise the signal is exposed to. If this range is only 2foot, there won't be any noticable difference to the performance.

Hope this helps.

Rgds,
Rob.