EPTOn October 21 2011 22:31 dakalro wrote:
Let me put it another way. If you'd ever ask me for a patch cable I'd inevitably train my eyes towards the big cardboard box and ask "What kind?". I have cat5e ethernet with rj45, cat5e ethernet with 3 other types of connectors, 4 wire rj11 - analog modem, 10 wire with 5xrj11 on one end, db25 on the other, 10 wire db25-db25 for synchronous serial, db9 wires straight or cross for rs232, db9 wires straight or cross with level conversion (ttl-232 soldered on the connector), fiber ethernet cables, rs485 cables and a lot more. They're all patch cables by definition. What kind?
Let me put it another way. If you'd ever ask me for a patch cable I'd inevitably train my eyes towards the big cardboard box and ask "What kind?". I have cat5e ethernet with rj45, cat5e ethernet with 3 other types of connectors, 4 wire rj11 - analog modem, 10 wire with 5xrj11 on one end, db25 on the other, 10 wire db25-db25 for synchronous serial, db9 wires straight or cross for rs232, db9 wires straight or cross with level conversion (ttl-232 soldered on the connector), fiber ethernet cables, rs485 cables and a lot more. They're all patch cables by definition. What kind?
I think you need to re-read my OP if you couldn't answer that...
I said the kind people refer to as ethernet cables are cat5e straight through or crossover, terminated with the RJ45 scheme. For the 3rd or 4th time, I said patch cable was just close enough and better than "ethernet cable", and I followed up by going further in to detail on what kind of patch cable...
Take straight from the OP, word for word:
"It is a twisted pair Cat5e (usually) patch cable, and the ends of it are terminated in two fashions. There are many variations of it, such as UTP/protected, stranded/solid, etc, etc, but patch cable will generally keep you safe from Grobyc facepalms. There are two different wiring schemes for an 8P8C mod plug (the ends of the cable): T568A and T568B. T568A is generally used in Canada, while T568B is widely used in the states. Terminating both ends with the same wiring scheme leads it whether it is classified as a straight through or crossover patch cable. Both ends with the same scheme makes it a straight through cable, and you guess it, having one side an A and one side a B makes it a crossover."
