[geeks] geek trivia quiz

David Cantrell geeks at sunhelp.org
Wed Jan 2 02:01:33 CST 2002


On Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 09:08:27PM -0600, Bill Bradford wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 03:01:09AM +0000, Kris Kirby wrote:
> > On Tue, 1 Jan 2002, Bill Bradford wrote:
> > > You come across an ethernet cable (lets say gray) with pieces of yellow
> > > shrinkwrap or tape on the ends about 1" from the RJ45 plug.  What is it?
> > I'm going to guess it's a cross-over cable, but I'd check the pinouts
> > (colors) first.
> I just wondered if anybody else instinctively thought "crossover" when they
> saw such a cable.

That's what I thought too, although I always mark mine with bright red
instead.

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