I had no idea there were even 2 wiring standards. Only found out last year when trying to connect via an older cat5 cable that was going from my garage to the office at my house.
And after reading your comment also realized it is probablhy not up to code as well...
You actually require both wiring standards to create a cross-over cable.
The tricky bit I've found (and I also used a Fluke tester on all cables I manually terminated) is that when terminating cat-6 cables, the inner two pairs had to be separated and terminated perfectly symmetrically. With cat-5, or 5e, you seem to be able to get away with some sloppiness, but with cat-6 you need to think like a seamstress. Those wires need to be exactly in place, and exactly the right length.
I used to find cable termination quite a zen-like experience. I'd do a hundred cable terminations, then fifty cable tests, and very rarely get to smile at a perfect result.
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I had no idea there were even 2 wiring standards. Only found out last year when trying to connect via an older cat5 cable that was going from my garage to the office at my house.
And after reading your comment also realized it is probablhy not up to code as well...
You actually require both wiring standards to create a cross-over cable.
The tricky bit I've found (and I also used a Fluke tester on all cables I manually terminated) is that when terminating cat-6 cables, the inner two pairs had to be separated and terminated perfectly symmetrically. With cat-5, or 5e, you seem to be able to get away with some sloppiness, but with cat-6 you need to think like a seamstress. Those wires need to be exactly in place, and exactly the right length.
I used to find cable termination quite a zen-like experience. I'd do a hundred cable terminations, then fifty cable tests, and very rarely get to smile at a perfect result.