Bruce LeGrande wrote in a message to Scott Parks:
 BL> Sorry, I guess a more accurate (in order) diagram would be:
 BL>         1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8    (pin#)
 BL>        ----------------- 
 BL>         1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0    (connect)
 BL>         | | \     /
 BL>         | |  \   /
 BL>         pair  pair
 BL> Would the proper cross-pin then be 1->3 and 2->6 ?
 BL> With 1->6 and 2->3 being incorrect, right ?
It depends on the way you are looking at the connector ... but 
looking from the flat side (easier to see the wires) thats right.
I believe you just swap the pair wires (I only do this a couple 
times a year and have to look it up), not the adjoining pairs.
Kind of like a serial cable where Trans/Recv have to be swapped.
orn                orn/white
orn/white          orn
grn                grn/white
grn/white          grn
 BL> I've also been informed by one source that I need to be VERY
 BL> careful in regards to the "twist" ?  What is this all about
 BL> ??! I'm aware that in a Cat-5 cable, the pairs are seperated
 BL> into shielded sub-groups of two conductors, and that I
 BL> should probably make SURE that pins 1 & 2 are a TP, and 3 &
 BL> 6 are a TP (as above). Other than that, are there any other
 BL> things I need to watch for ? 
With Cat5, the twists are supposed to continue as close to your
connectors (any connector) as possible.  With Cat3 its not critical.
 BL> And on a sad note :(  I just priced RJ-45 STP connectors at
 BL> Black-Box and the price is "WOW!"...  For 25 connectors
 BL> (shielded), they want $69.95 (not incl S&H) !  And they
 BL> DON'T have them in a smaller qnty. 
 BL> I have some RJ-45's laying around somewhere, but they're
 BL> UTP, and I think with all the OTHER RF devices in the room,
 BL> I don't need to add any more or have the LAN subject to RFI
 BL> from the radio transmitters. 
I wouldn't worry about shielded until you try UTP.  You should be 
able to buy pre-made cables for $5-10 or make your own.
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