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#311243 28-Dec-2023 10:17
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568A\B Compatibility: Just had Max fibre installed so I'm tidying up my cabling. Some of it wasn't Cat5E, so I tossed it and now have 5E throughout**. All outlets now get around 920Gbs - 34x the speed I had before. But as I was setting up a keystone wall socket yesterday, I was gobsmacked to find that some of my 'store-bought' cables are set at the 568A configuration and some - possibly ones I've built - are 568B. As everything is working fine, I can only assume that the two types can live together in the same LAN. Comments appreciated.

 

Crimper: My old cabling tools don't handle pass-through terminals so I thought I'd invest in a new pass-through crimper. The Ali-Express offerings are a fraction of the local price, even though the local gear is also Chinese. Anyone able to recommend a good Ali crimping tool? 

 

**One major cable 5E cable is embedded in the walls so there was no point in changing everything to Cat6. 920Gbps is more than enough for my needs.





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  #3175931 28-Dec-2023 10:29
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Should read "920 Mbps".





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  #3175932 28-Dec-2023 10:30
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Each cable or socket only needs to be wired the same at each end.


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  #3175951 28-Dec-2023 11:50
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They all look much of a muchness on AliExpress.  Buy two different ones and see which is better and you'll still be coming out ahead.




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  #3175969 28-Dec-2023 12:17
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SirHumphreyAppleby: Each cable or socket only needs to be wired the same at each end.

 

So both A and B configurations can co-exist on a LAN?





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  #3175971 28-Dec-2023 12:22
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Yes as long as they are the same at both ends of each individual cable itself.


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  #3175981 28-Dec-2023 13:10
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gehenna:Yes as long as they are the same at both ends of each individual cable itself.

 

Thank you.





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  #3176015 28-Dec-2023 15:34
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  #3176129 29-Dec-2023 12:52
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SirHumphreyAppleby:

 

Each cable or socket only needs to be wired the same at each end.

 

 

It's pretty rare to come across equipment that doesn't have auto MDI-X crossover detection, so even if the ends are different, a connection can be established.


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