Twisted pair cables 1. Straight-Through cable 568A standard 1 green s 2 green 3 orange s 4 blue 5 blue s 6 orange 7 brown s 8 brown where plug head looks like this (from behind) _______________ |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| --------------- |___| 2. Cross-over cable only wires 1 2 3 6 are used so cross them over 1 - 3 2 - 6 3 - 1 6 - 2 so one head is 1 green s 2 green 3 orange s 4 blue 5 blue s 6 orange 7 brown s 8 brown and the other is 1 orange s 2 orange 3 green s 4 blue 5 blue s 6 green 7 brown s 8 brown the plug head orientation the same as above