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Re: are crossover cables usually black?

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On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:43:14 +0100, Orson Cart wrote:

> I bought a couple of ethernet crossover cables 10 years ago, which were
> black.  I had a look in catalogues of local suppliers in my city, and
> they have Cat5/6 patch cables in red, blue, yellow and grey, while the
> crossover cable is only in Henry Ford black. Now sorting out the spares
> shelf, I found another black cable that is not crossover - it probably
> came with some used equipment that I acquired; can't remember from
> where.
> 
> Does the colour mean anything?

No.  Color means nothing.


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are crossover cables usually black? "Orson Cart" <ex-privat@parts.org> - 2011-07-10 16:43 +0100
  Re: are crossover cables usually black? Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2011-07-10 14:58 +0000
  Re: are crossover cables usually black? David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2011-07-10 20:56 +0200
    Re: are crossover cables usually black? Ivan Shmakov <ivan@gray.siamics.net> - 2011-07-11 16:05 +0700
      Re: are crossover cables usually black? David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2011-07-11 11:33 +0200
        Re: are crossover cables usually black? Ivan Shmakov <ivan@gray.siamics.net> - 2011-07-11 18:30 +0700
    Re: are crossover cables usually black? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-07-11 14:23 +0000
      Re: are crossover cables usually black? Allodoxaphobia <knock_yourself_out@example.net> - 2011-07-11 21:29 +0000
        Re: are crossover cables usually black? "Charlie Gibbs" <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2011-07-14 12:01 -0800
          Re: are crossover cables usually black? Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com> - 2011-07-14 22:38 +0000

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