Posted 05/19/2007 at 01:01:36pm

A couple of things. First, don't assume you can make up your own wiring scheme for terminating. I made the mistake of thinking I could. I had to go back and change it to 568A (you could also use 568B). The point is, just because both ends are terminated the same doesn't mean they will work for Ethernet. It was a lesson learned the hard way. Also, try not to mix brands of terminations. It is easy to flip the scheme 180 degrees by accident. While you are running cat5e, coax, etc... why not run fiber. I don't have any current use for fiber, but while remodeling my family room, I ran fiber to 25% of the jacks; just in case.