Network+ Exam
Copper Cable Issues
October 29, 2025
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Copper Cable Issues
Incorrect pinouts -
patch panel - most use 569B . white orange orange white green blue white blue green white brown brown.
wall jack - same layout four pins on one side an one on the other. it’s a keystone.
j45 connector. - connect copper pins to the wires. not labaled 568B . when you hold it up you can. see the pins and count them.
bad port - connect a loopback device to the port.
if the device is faulty , switchout the port on the router. if it is a router may be able to swich out th interface spot.
opens - there is nothing on th eother end of the connecton, if there is a break in the wire.
shorts - two wires are connected together. cable is pooly made and the rj45 is not properly connected.
cable teste, cable certifier, wire mapping tool.
understanding the correct tools for what issue.