I just moved in to a new place, all the network cables going to the jacks in the house were pulled to a Leviton box and left unterminated (and unlabeled). I thought I'd terminate them to a patch panel ...

Just ignore the colors and use the 586A way. All what the patch panel is, is a passive device that all your cable comes to, and is then packed down to your switch rather then directly to you switch.

When referring to networking cables, you'll often hear them called Ethernet cables, but sometimes they're called patch cables, too. Are they the same thing?

Network Video Technologies (NVT) has introduced a full range of passive video transmission hubs featuring RJ45 connectivity that are specifically designed for installers specializing in implementing ...