A new copper run must link a PC to a switch. The shop standard is T568B, and both ends must use the same pair order. Which termination is correct?
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Short Explanation
Both ends of the rope have to be braided the same way or the PC and the switch will not shake hands. Your shop's braid is T568B, so you put T568B on both ends. Mixing the two color codes builds a crossover, and a coax connector is a different cable entirely.
Full Explanation
A straight-through twisted-pair cable uses the same color order on both ends. The shop standard is T568B, so both ends should be punched or crimped to T568B. A PC and a switch then see each pair land on the matching pins. T568A on one end and T568B on the other swaps the pairs and builds a crossover, not the straight-through cable this link needs. Gigabit Ethernet does not refuse T568B. Either standard works when both ends match. An F-type connector terminates coaxial cable. It does not carry an eight-position T568 pair order. Exam caveat: modern network cards often correct a crossover with auto-MDIX, and the shop still asked for a straight-through cable to its own standard. Operational check: use a cable tester, confirm the wire map is one-to-one, and label the run T568B. Punch both ends to the same chart, then run a wire-map test so a swapped pair is caught before the PC is plugged in. Label the jack T568B after the wire map passes so the next tech does not recrim it. Do not mix the two color charts on one cable.