X-Received: by 10.58.39.202 with SMTP id r10mr9745474vek.12.1394353238586; Sun, 09 Mar 2014 00:20:38 -0800 (PST) Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!hw13no2687716qab.1!news-out.google.com!bw18ni7119qab.1!nntp.google.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.posted.gcicommunications!news.posted.gcicommunications.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 03:20:34 -0500 Newsgroups: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.ubuntu,comp.os.linux.networking Subject: Re: How to set up a spare Linksys WRT54Gv2 as a wired access point network extender References: <79349$531ada84$43da7656$10059@nntpswitch.blueworldhosting.com> <531B1133.3030405@djph.net> <46871$531b684c$43da7656$13519@nntpswitch.blueworldhosting.com> From: floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) Organization: __________ Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 23:20:25 -0900 Message-ID: <87r46bokae.fld@apaflo.com> User-Agent: gnus 5.10.6/XEmacs 21.4.15/Linux 2.6.19 Cancel-Lock: sha1:NeR6B3kQn9kkzN8DdNhr5fiiDjw= MIME-Version: 1.0 Lines: 53 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.237.124.187 X-Trace: sv3-73hXKRl/JGk06C0JImJpDa4kZcZi2yKap5SEXYmYDx+U1QZtKtVtsv/8xofafS9odRln9HsIAoEe/gy!pHt/fcRdOYMjcVEZOg76aVea/pAopc2RVcVoKP+jlQHDmCRfV5rPWV8lGmBPc3KEmjtq33SP X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Bytes: 3356 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.networking:2802 Bit Twister wrote: >On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 10:58:10 -0800, Liam O'Connor wrote: >> >> Oh? I am very confused by these wiring "standards". >> >> I realize that what *really* matters most is that whatever >> color is used on one end, is used on the other end (since >> a wire is a wire, no matter what color it is insulated). > >Up to a point. You do not want to split the wire pair. That can cause >60 hz hum and/or cross talk. Pairs are twisted to reduce external emi. Perhaps you missed it, but the OP had correct wiring right from the start. He clearly got it right in terms of not splitting a pair, and apparently understood exactly why The simple fact is, his statement about the color not making any difference is exactly right. It doesn't. >For anyone interested what the color pairs are for different plugs: >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registered_jack#Powered_version_of_RJ11 Your cite is nearly worthless. First, RJ11 has nothing at all to do with this discussion. But that entire article is also quite confusing and disorganized. If one already knows how to match the correct information with each use, it can be found; but trying to learn which configuration is appropriate from the article isn't possible. Either TIA/EIA-568-A or TIA/EIA-568-B wiring schemes can be used, and it makes absolutely no difference. In fact, there is a good argument that for either 10baseT or faster EtherNet, the color scheme should actualy be: Pin Color 1 Blue Tip 2 Blue Ring 3 Orange Tip 4 -- 5 -- 6 Orange Ring 7 -- 8 -- The pins marked '--' can be associated with any wire as they are unused. The argument for this use is simple, as the ordering of the colored pairs is supposed to be Blue, Orange, Green, Brown, Slate. -- Floyd L. Davidson http://www.apaflo.com/ Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) floyd@apaflo.com