[CentOS] 2 Ethernet cabling question

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

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