There are 2 commonly used standards for wiring Ethernet cables.
They are 568A and 568B and it’s up to system administrator which one you want to use although 568B is more common. And as a computer science student you should ask a system admin on which standard type he use before starting to cable because they are different in color arrangement.BOTH 568A and 568B can be constucted in crossover and straight-through cable. Their difference only appear on color code standards.
so lets see one by one:
T-568A Straight-Through Ethernet Cable
The 568A standard color are arranged as white-green, green ,white-orange, blue, white -blue, orange, white-brown, brown.
T-568B Straight-Through Ethernet Cable
The 568A standard color are arranged as white-orange, orange ,white-green, blue, white -blue, green, white-brown, brown.
NOTE
The only difference between 568A and 568B is that 568A start with white-green, green WHILE 568B start with white-orange orange.
RJ-45 Crossover Ethernet Cable
A good way of remembering how to wire a Crossover Ethernet cable is to wire one end using the T-568A standard and the other end using the T-568B standard. Another way of remembering the color coding is to simply switch the Green set of wires in place with the Orange set of wires. Specifically, switch the solid Green (G) with the solid Orange, and switch the green/white with the orange/white.
THINGS TO NOTE ON Ethernet Cable :
1.A straight-thru cable has identical ends.
2.A crossover cable has different ends.
3.A straight-thru is used as a patch cord in Ethernet connections.
4.A crossover is used to connect two Ethernet devices without a hub or for connecting two hubs.
5.A crossover has one end with the Orange set of wires switched with the Green set.
6.Odd numbered pins are always striped, even numbered pins are always solid colored.
7.Looking at the RJ-45 with the clip facing away from you, Brown is always on the right, and pin 1 is on the left.
8.No more than 1/2" of the Ethernet cable should be untwisted otherwise it will be susceptible to crosstalk.
9.Do not deform, do not bend, do not stretch, do not staple, do not run parallel with power cables, and do not run Ethernet cables near noise inducing components.