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Thread ID: 47690 2004-08-02 18:28:00 Cat 5 vs Crossover Cable Scott125 (3230) Press F1
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257624 2004-08-02 18:28:00 Hi everyone,

Can someone tell me if cat 5 and crossover cables are the same thing or are they totaly different?

Cheers.
Scott125 (3230)
257625 2004-08-02 20:24:00 crossover cable and 'ordinary' connection cable are made from cat5 or higher.......the difference is just the way the plug is wired drcspy (146)
257626 2004-08-02 20:24:00 they are partly the same, cat5 is the type of cable you are using it is a 6core cable used for ethernet. You can have two variations of this cable, a straight thru for connecting a computer to a hub or router. Or a cross-over which has the transmit and receive swapped over at one end of the cable, you can use this to connect two computers together directly. Budda (2736)
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