Wiring
Brett Lee
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I've found that having a straight-through (TIA 568-A/B) cable in my hands is 
all I need.

That, and a couple connectors:

1)  RJ45 to RJ45 coupler

    You can find these at Home Depot for $3.00.
    Make sure you check the wiring - some support 2 or 4 wires only.  You want 8.

2)  A 2-3" Crossover Cable

    Remember, cross 1 to 3, and 2 to 6.

3)  A 2-3" Cisco (flatover) Cable

    Like flatover implies, 1 to 8, 2 to 7, 3 to 6, 4 to 5.
    Most console connections and Cisco devices use this.

4)  A null-modem cable

    Connect 2 to 3, and 5 to 5.
    Yeah, you should also do 7 to 8.
    Then there's the whole DB9 to 8 wires.  I get by with 2 to 3, and 5 to 5. :)


Of course, a picture (or two) is worth a thousand words:

  http://www.ossmann.com/5-in-1.html 
  http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~dranch/HARDWARE/common-cables.html