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direct cable and cross-over cable - blackeagle - 02-25-2014
i didnt found a proper section so i posted it here !!
i need some1 to confirm that this is true and if its false pls correct me !!
direct cable are used to connect :
- pc to hub
- pc to switch
- switch to router
cross-over cable are used to connect :
- switch to switch
- hub to hub
- router to router
- pc to pc
- hub to switch
- pc to router
RE: direct cable and cross-over cable - The Real Slim Shady - 02-25-2014
Historically, yes, connecting 2 devices of the same type required a cross over cable.
However Auto-MDIX has been around for years and all modern networking devices will autodetect the required configuration and respond accordingly as far as i know, so a standard straight through cable will work as well.
RE: direct cable and cross-over cable - blackeagle - 02-25-2014
yah i know that nowadays you can use both it doesn't matter !!
but thx or confirming how it used to work b4 !!