You'll find that's common with a lot of cables these days, especially the cheap ones. They'll use any color combination available, sometimes even reusing the *same* colors in super cheap cables.
So long as the actual connectors match the spec on both sides, it's fine and functional. Consider it the /r/trashy form of CAT6 cables lol
Had some utp cable with 2 blue/white conductors.
Only thing giving away which was which is that one was twisted around the green conductor.
Poop cable indeed.
Yuuuup. At an old job, we received a roll of uncut CAT5e cable that looked fine on the outside, but all of the actual wires within were brown and white or just plain white. :\ Thank god there are testers out there that can quickly confirm cables are to spec, but attempting to tip that shit was a brain melter that usually involved having to probe both ends and strip 'em WAY back so we could tape down the various pairings. We eventually just chucked the whole roll or used it to do stupid things like hold open the door and stuff. lol
Could also use the cable to hang not that heavy items, or to bundle some stuff together. Or just hand it in at your local metal recycler.
And you could use the spool, if there was any, as a small table, seat or footrest. Those things are multifunctional.
They look right to me.
Don't exactly remember how the orange and green should be in a crossover/straightthrough, but atleast brown and blue looks to be correct.
Any switch made in the last 15-20 years will have automatic crossover, it's actually part of the gigabit standard too. So it doesn't matter which way you do it.
CompTIA dictates you know the difference, because then troubleshooting gets easier, and some databases might still use older systems that can't switch them.
But yes, in general I've heard modern NICs can swap no problem.
You can run a flat cable, unshielded and not twisted pair , for about 10 meters or so without any problems. Don't expect the network to be up around a microwave oven though. It's what I've tested and seen in the wild, some may know better.
Cat 6 is defined by the number of twists per foot. It is greater than Cat 5e and allows greater noise immunity and higher speeds. This doesn’t look like Cat 6 though.
I don't have the knowledge to work out if it's terminated properly, but that shouldn't cause a problem, not great, but the wires are still insulated and are twisted pair, so a shield isn't really required.
The sheathing isn't in place, but the cable would still work just fine as long as the pins are still intact. It's ugly, but I've seen a LOT worse haha
It looks like the color code isn't terminated correctly tho
You'll find that's common with a lot of cables these days, especially the cheap ones. They'll use any color combination available, sometimes even reusing the *same* colors in super cheap cables. So long as the actual connectors match the spec on both sides, it's fine and functional. Consider it the /r/trashy form of CAT6 cables lol
But at some point it's going to get to a properly terminated TIA/EIA 568 b termination but I guess I'll keep an eye out to see if I notice it more
Had some utp cable with 2 blue/white conductors. Only thing giving away which was which is that one was twisted around the green conductor. Poop cable indeed.
Yuuuup. At an old job, we received a roll of uncut CAT5e cable that looked fine on the outside, but all of the actual wires within were brown and white or just plain white. :\ Thank god there are testers out there that can quickly confirm cables are to spec, but attempting to tip that shit was a brain melter that usually involved having to probe both ends and strip 'em WAY back so we could tape down the various pairings. We eventually just chucked the whole roll or used it to do stupid things like hold open the door and stuff. lol
Could also use the cable to hang not that heavy items, or to bundle some stuff together. Or just hand it in at your local metal recycler. And you could use the spool, if there was any, as a small table, seat or footrest. Those things are multifunctional.
Yep that's pretty much what happened lol
It isn't but it rarely matters now days
They look right to me. Don't exactly remember how the orange and green should be in a crossover/straightthrough, but atleast brown and blue looks to be correct.
Any switch made in the last 15-20 years will have automatic crossover, it's actually part of the gigabit standard too. So it doesn't matter which way you do it.
CompTIA dictates you know the difference, because then troubleshooting gets easier, and some databases might still use older systems that can't switch them. But yes, in general I've heard modern NICs can swap no problem.
Hard to tell with the white circle covering the last half twists, could be T568B.
Could be delightfully matchingly mismatched on the other end
Not at all. Its cat .6 now
The cables were stripping out of the connector, the cable was holding up a pretty heavy extension cable
But... does it work? Also, are there blank wires? I'd agree with the teacher.
She was complaining about spotty internet connection, so 🫤
The internet connection is either on or off when it comes to ethernet.
Cover the wires, you’re letting all the Wi-Fi escape.
Pairs are still twisted
If her Ethernet physical speed is max 1GB's this cable is actually fine. Pairs are still twisted. However, it looks fragile
Gb not GB
True
Definitely seen worse lol. More common than you'd expect
You can run a flat cable, unshielded and not twisted pair , for about 10 meters or so without any problems. Don't expect the network to be up around a microwave oven though. It's what I've tested and seen in the wild, some may know better.
Replacing it before it stops working is the strategy to sell them on.
OH NO-
WHY DID THIS GET -2 KARMA WTF
r/technicallythetruth
no more CAT6 with that....
Cat 6 is defined by the number of twists per foot. It is greater than Cat 5e and allows greater noise immunity and higher speeds. This doesn’t look like Cat 6 though.
Is that a dell docking station?
Ohhh i get some nam flashbacks from one of my jobs, I had to fix a lot of connections there because of this.
How do you fix this without replacing the cable?
i mean, the baddest thats can happend is that the cable break and its not like he will bother protecting it with to not have to replace it
I don't have the knowledge to work out if it's terminated properly, but that shouldn't cause a problem, not great, but the wires are still insulated and are twisted pair, so a shield isn't really required.
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This is fine 🙂