On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Shawn wrote: > Is this correct if you are looking at both cable ends with the security > clip towards you going from left to right? Also, one of my hubs is a 8 port > +bnc + 1 uplink (it's a D-link) and the other is a standard 8 port hub (3 > Com). So, would my uplink port go to port 8 of the 3Com hub? Umm... where'd the black conductors come from? Read this: http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/network/cable/cableprint.htm it's a VERY well written HOWTO on Cat5 cabling. -Brian