Linux Class at Communiversity

[Jason Clinton]

Leo J Mauler wrote:
> No kidding.  Making your own cables is only an exercise for the truly
> dedicated.  When I wired my home for Ethernet I had to figure out color
> pairs.  After the third network wallplate you start wondering about
> buying cables and prewired wallplate connectors.
>
> Tell them about the cable types, UTP vs. STP, what each Cat number means,
> explain the difference between Straight-thru and Crossover, and you've
> given them what they need.  Trying to talk about color pair combinations
> will just confuse your audience.  Maybe talk about Hubs and Switches, and
> why they should pick the latter over the former.

If one doesn't know the difference between a crossover and straight-thru
cable, this class is not for them, anyways.