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TimmyS   02-14-2006 at 02:21:17 PM

I was looking at making a netwok cable for inside my house and needed some advice. If I am making a cable for a router to a switch, would I need a regular cable or a cross-over cable?

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thiggins   02-14-2006 at 05:34:13 PM
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It depends on whether the router and/or switch have auto MDI/MDI-X, sometimes called auto configure. If they do, then it doesn't matter which type of cable you use.

A crossover cable is handy to have around and as easy to make as a normal patch cable. See this site for clear wiring diagrams for both cable types:

http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/ [...] cable5.htm

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kdxrider9262   04-27-2006 at 08:08:32 PM
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from router to switch generally you use a straight-through cable... Like devices use a cross-over

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choknuti   05-02-2006 at 03:45:36 PM
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from router to switch generally you use a straight-through cable... Like devices use a cross-over



Depends on the availability of the uplink ports or if it is auto-detecting

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