{"id":45,"date":"2021-08-19T08:28:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T08:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/subnettingpractice.com\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2023-05-02T17:30:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T10:30:32","slug":"ethernet-rj45-568a-568b-wiring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/subnettingpractice.com\/ethernet-rj45-568a-568b-wiring.html","title":{"rendered":"Ethernet RJ45 Pinout 568A &#038; 568B Wiring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Drag and drop the colored wires to create either a T-568A or T-568B RJ45 pinout or wire ending.<\/p>\r\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">T-568B is the most common type of Ethernet cable wiring, and it is used on both ends of straight-through RJ45 Ethernet cables. On an Ethernet network crossover cable, one end is T-568B, and the other is T-568A. The difference between RJ45 A wiring and B wiring is that pins 1 and 2 are switched with 3 and 6.<\/p>\r\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">If you need help before starting, you can see this <a href=\"https:\/\/subnettingpractice.com\/wp-content\/themes\/generatepress-child\/images\/ethernet_wiring.png\">RJ45 wiring diagram.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<select id=\"order\">\r\n<option value=\"T-568B\">T-568B<\/option>\r\n<option value=\"T-568A\">T-568A<\/option>\r\n<\/select>\r\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"choices\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"brown_white\" ondragstart=\"return dragStart(event)\" ondragover=\"return dragOver(event)\" ondrop=\"dragDrop(event)\" style=\"padding: 2px; border: 1px solid black; margin: 1px;\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/generatepress-child\/images\/brown_white.png\" alt=\"brown_white\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"green_white\" ondragstart=\"return dragStart(event)\" ondragover=\"return dragOver(event)\" ondrop=\"dragDrop(event)\" style=\"padding: 2px; border: 1px solid black; margin: 1px;\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/generatepress-child\/images\/green_white.png\" alt=\"green_white\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"brown\" ondragstart=\"return dragStart(event)\" ondragover=\"return dragOver(event)\" ondrop=\"dragDrop(event)\" style=\"padding: 2px; border: 1px solid black; margin: 1px;\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/generatepress-child\/images\/brown.png\" alt=\"brown\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"orange\" ondragstart=\"return dragStart(event)\" ondragover=\"return dragOver(event)\" ondrop=\"dragDrop(event)\" style=\"padding: 2px; border: 1px solid black; margin: 1px;\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/generatepress-child\/images\/orange.png\" alt=\"orange\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"orange_white\" ondragstart=\"return dragStart(event)\" ondragover=\"return dragOver(event)\" ondrop=\"dragDrop(event)\" style=\"padding: 2px; border: 1px solid black; margin: 1px;\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/generatepress-child\/images\/orange_white.png\" alt=\"orange_white\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"blue\" ondragstart=\"return dragStart(event)\" ondragover=\"return dragOver(event)\" ondrop=\"dragDrop(event)\" style=\"padding: 2px; border: 1px solid black; margin: 1px;\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/generatepress-child\/images\/blue.png\" alt=\"blue\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"green\" ondragstart=\"return dragStart(event)\" ondragover=\"return dragOver(event)\" ondrop=\"dragDrop(event)\" style=\"padding: 2px; border: 1px solid black; margin: 1px;\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/generatepress-child\/images\/green.png\" alt=\"green\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"blue_white\" ondragstart=\"return dragStart(event)\" ondragover=\"return dragOver(event)\" ondrop=\"dragDrop(event)\" style=\"padding: 2px; border: 1px solid black; margin: 1px;\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/generatepress-child\/images\/blue_white.png\" alt=\"blue_white\" \/><\/div>\r\n<button onclick=\"checkAnswer();\">Submit<\/button>\r\n<div id=\"answer\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\r\n\r\nYou can also use our interactive pages to check <a href=\"\/how-to-remember-osi-model.html\">how to remember the OSI model<\/a> and the <a href=\"\/ip-header-format.html\">IP header format<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\nDownload our <strong><a href=\"\/subnet-cheat-sheet.html\">Subnet Cheat Sheet<\/a><\/strong> for all the essential information you need to quickly perform subnet calculations in your head.\r\n\r\nIf you want to learn more about networking and get the Cisco CCNA certification, we highly recommend the Cisco CCNA Gold Bootcamp as your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flackbox.com\/cisco-ccna-gold-bootcamp-li#sp2\"><strong>CCNA training course<\/strong><\/a>. 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