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Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-20 02:29:17
October 20 2011 02:24 GMT
#1
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This is not an ethernet cable. There is no such thing as an ethernet cable. There is virtually nothing more in the world that irks me comparably to this. There is no such thing as an ethernet jack/port or a network cable.

Ethernet is a type of technology, just the way bluetooth is a type of technology. Ethernet is a layer 2 technology in the TCP/IP stack and is a standard when it comes to communication between devices that are commonly found in a network. You don't see much ethernet in an ISPs network either; it is more common in businesses and home networks. All of this is unimportant to you though, and I don't expect people to know it because it's not common knowledge, but just remember, it is a technology, NOT a type of cable.

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So what is this bitch anyway?


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. Generally, crossover cables are used to reverse two of the pairs of the four that ethernet communicates over when the devices on both ends communicate with one another. To make an analogy, if you didn't reverse them you would have two mouths talking to each other and two ears listening to each other, which leads nowhere. Devices such as switches automatically do the crossover for you, meaning a straight through cable would be needed instead, unless you have two switches connected to each other. Most modern devices and network cards have an autosensing feature that will detect if the pins need to be reverse and do so on their own, so it is becoming less and less of a potential problem, but it's still something to be aware of if you have old equipment per se.

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Another thing that is also annoying, but to a lesser degree, is that there is no such thing as an RJ-45 plug/jack. RJ-45 is simply the term for the wiring scheme of an 8P8C modular plug (the one at the end of your patch cables.


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJ45
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_cable
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T568A
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T568B
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Protocol_Suite


Anyway, that's my rant for the day because I've seen so many people calling them ethernet cables and it's making me go crazy. Obviously, this is something the everyday person shouldn't be expected to know, but I gotta start somewhere, right? I hope some of you learned a thing or two regardless.

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tw!tch
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States563 Posts
October 20 2011 02:28 GMT
#2
But....but....don't people call it an ethernet cable?

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What about network cable?
seiferoth10
Profile Joined May 2010
3362 Posts
October 20 2011 02:29 GMT
#3
It must really kill you inside that people call facial tissues Kleenexes instead of facial tissues.
Spray
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States402 Posts
October 20 2011 02:29 GMT
#4
I remember when i played xbox my Ethernet cable was so long
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Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-20 02:30:33
October 20 2011 02:30 GMT
#5
On October 20 2011 11:29 seiferoth10 wrote:
It must really kill you inside that people call facial tissues Kleenexes instead of facial tissues.

Same with velcro, qtips, etc, etc, @_@
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Rice
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States1332 Posts
October 20 2011 02:31 GMT
#6
umm, yeah ill start calling it a patch cable then when people have no idea what im talking about ill have to say ethernet cable anyways. Quit getting so worked up over semantics.
Freedom will be defended at the cost of civil liberties.
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
October 20 2011 02:34 GMT
#7
Obviously I'm not about to snap on someone who calls it an ethernet cable in person. What's the harm in enlightening people about it?
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Rice
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States1332 Posts
October 20 2011 02:34 GMT
#8
Well, the way you wrote it makes it seem like its an issue that extremely annoys you.
Freedom will be defended at the cost of civil liberties.
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
October 20 2011 02:37 GMT
#9
Yeah it is. It's not something I can just switch off though.
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
EscPlan9
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States2777 Posts
October 20 2011 02:37 GMT
#10
On October 20 2011 11:34 Grobyc wrote:
Obviously I'm not about to snap on someone who calls it an ethernet cable in person. What's the harm in enlightening people about it?


Uhh... you said...

"There is virtually nothing more in the world that irks me comparably to this"

Someone calling a patch cable an ethernet cable, is the thing that pisses you off more than anything in the world? Wtf man. Chill out.
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Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
October 20 2011 02:39 GMT
#11
Words and language are a means of communication.

If you get the point across then it doesn't matter what its called.

That said, to avoid making you angry would Cat5 cable suffice?
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John Madden
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
American Samoa894 Posts
October 20 2011 02:41 GMT
#12
I doesn't matter man, I do networking and no fuss
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Wohmfg
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom1292 Posts
October 20 2011 02:47 GMT
#13
Eh saying cat5 cable just sounds wrong. When I say ethernet cable, EVERYONE knows what I mean so I just say that.
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DomiNater
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States527 Posts
October 20 2011 02:56 GMT
#14
I'm reading this in my CCNA class right now.

I feel your sentiments bro. =P
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Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
October 20 2011 03:03 GMT
#15
On October 20 2011 11:37 EscPlan9 wrote:
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On October 20 2011 11:34 Grobyc wrote:
Obviously I'm not about to snap on someone who calls it an ethernet cable in person. What's the harm in enlightening people about it?


Uhh... you said...

"There is virtually nothing more in the world that irks me comparably to this"

Someone calling a patch cable an ethernet cable, is the thing that pisses you off more than anything in the world? Wtf man. Chill out.

Since when does irk mean "pissed off"? I thought it was pretty clearly an overexageration.
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
October 20 2011 03:06 GMT
#16
I used to work in a data center where there were server racks with literally HUNDREDS of different cat5 cables and the best was when you had to replace one and somebody had racked sloppily...

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welcome to my world from like 2009-2010 lol. :D
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
October 20 2011 03:11 GMT
#17
Before you became super gosu? :D
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Kiante
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia7069 Posts
October 20 2011 03:41 GMT
#18
what happens when my ethernet cable loses its hard plastic mould thing at the end. can u fix it? i dont wanna buy new ethernet cables
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Megaliskuu
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5123 Posts
October 20 2011 03:46 GMT
#19
Oh no someone uses a colloquial name for something let me blog about it!
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Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
October 20 2011 03:51 GMT
#20
That's what blogs are for amirite
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
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