On 28.12.2010 15:20, Bowie Bailey wrote:
The colors are not important aside from standardization. If you need to fix one end of the cable, you have to make sure it's the same as the other end. If you use the standard color scheme, that is not a problem.
Not sure if that is true. I've always been told that the particular pin-layout is to reduce crosstalk.
Ref. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/568A#Wiring