I have two cables, one of which I believe is an ethernet cable, the other a crossover cable; can someone tell me how to visually distinguish between the two?
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masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook
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Its pretty straight forward, its crossed-over when you compare both ends
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technically whats the difference between the two ???
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One is for computer to computer
One is for Computer to router
These days most things support Auto-Crossover so it doesnt matter what cable you buy -
i believe cross overs are for connecting pc to router, routers to switches etc. whereas straight through cables (same at both ends) are used in situations like pc to pc, or switch to switch.
hope that helps a little bit. still trying to learn all this stuff myself haha -
btw. to the topic "How is a crossover cable distinguishable from an RJ45 cable?"
A cross-over and straight-through cable are both RJ45's. The orientation of the tiny wires within the cable is the only difference. -
RJ45 is just that plastic thing on the ends of the cable. -
Ah, that answers my question. Thanks for the help, guys.
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compare colored wires for 1, 2, 3, 6 (when looking with the connection side facing you, not the locking mechanism)
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Maybe you should use Google. Just have to type something like "difference between crossover and RJ45 cable" or something, it's really not difficult.
How is a crossover cable distinguishable from an RJ45 cable?
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Bog, Apr 12, 2008.