I was just wondering if it really matters what order the wires are in a network cable. I know that it does matter if you are doing a crossover cable for connecting a pc to another or hub to another hub. But since the normal way is "Greenwhite, Green, Orangewhite, Blue, Bluewhite, Orange, Brownwhite, Brown" it shouldn't matter if you do "Brownwhie, Green, Blue, Orangewhite, Brown, Greenwhite, Orange, Bluewhite" or just make up some other order as long as you make the other end the same. Does this make a difference? I don't think it should make a difference what color the insulation of the wire is as long as its destination is the same order as its start.
If this is true then you should also be able to make up your own order for a crossover cable just as long as it follows the same pattern. Is this correct, I was just wondering because I usually make my own network cables and they always work fine It's just that sometimes the wires are in a difficult position like the green wires are in the center which makes it hard to position them on the side. So I was just wondering if the order matters just as long as the other end is the same.
