The RJ45 cable, also known as an Ethernet cable, is a standard cable which has four twisted pairs of colors. It is easy to crimp a RJ45 cable and make it into a straight cable or cross the cable as ...

Anyone have a link to a really elementary explanation of how to put RJ45 connectors onto CAT5 cable? I went out and bought a fancy-schmancy crimper especially designed for that purpose, looked up old ...

Are most of these things color coded?? I know how to crimp cable and the way the cables have to be in order. (w/o,o, w/g, b/ w/b, g/ w/br, br) How are the wires laid down on patch panels, same way??