keystone wiring order

[kovl]

the keystone I have shows the wiring order for t568B

orange, white-orange, white-green, white-blue, blue, green, brown, white-brown

however, looking online the order is

white-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown

I'm assuming the bottom one is what I should use since it is what I found all over the web, I'm wondering what pattern my keystone is showing on it, and if I should use it at all

 

[bignasty]

look at the keystone and see if there are numbers on it, sometimes they switch those around but they may still be in the right order... All the jacks I have been getting recently are.

 

[Lugztaz]

white-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown

This is true 568B

But as long as both ends are the same then your fine

 

[kovl]

Thanks

 

[jpochedl]

The proper order when creating cables (for 568B) is
WO, O, WG, Bl, WBl, G, WBr, Br

However, some jacks may place the connection spades in a slightly different order. Usually the reason for this is so the jack can help maintain "twist integrity" of the cabling. The jack will probably have an extra twist internally, much like the Cat5e cable that's connected to the spades. This helps eliminate cross talk within the jack and maintain the Cat5e or Cat6 rating of the entire cable system.

Therefore, follow the labeling on the jack itself when punching your wires to the spades, even if it seems out of order. Everything should "come out right" on the other end.

 

[kovl]

Ok. I remember seeing something somewhere online about some having twists. They are cat5e keystones so I guess they have it. Thanks again