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| Thread ID: 46520 | 2004-06-26 20:48:00 | What cable to buy for connecting my notebook... | Mcpisik (4924) | Press F1 |
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| 247830 | 2004-06-26 20:48:00 | Hi, Can someone tell me the name of the cable I need to buy to do the following?.... I have my home pc connected to a dynalink rta300. I would like to connect my toshiba notebook to the back of the router as well. (I have it working if I want to use only one at a time) Just don't know what cable to order ( I want about 5metres) I think it might be a rj45 that I need but am unsure. And I don't know what the catergory 5, 6 etc is. Both pcs run xp. and have 10/100 lan if that means something... Many thanks! Kris |
Mcpisik (4924) | ||
| 247831 | 2004-06-26 21:44:00 | my Cat.6 cable was used to connect my XP and Linux computers, so you'll need a Cat 5 cable to cojnnect to a switch | Megaman (344) | ||
| 247832 | 2004-06-26 21:52:00 | It's called cat5 cable, with two rj45 ends. Be sure to get a straight through cable, not a crossover. It's easiest to go to DSE or similar and buy the pre made length, instead of making your own. I think it works out to about $1 to $1.50 per meter. Cat 6 cable will also work, but you wont notice any difference unless you have a giganet connection |
Curious George (3535) | ||
| 247833 | 2004-06-26 21:57:00 | > Cat 6 cable will also work, but you wont notice any > difference unless you have a giganet connection I thought it only worked for direct computer-computer connections, not for computer-switch-computer ones? |
Megaman (344) | ||
| 247834 | 2004-06-26 22:58:00 | The only real difference between Cat 5 and Cat 6 is the ability to carry significantly higher speed data on Cat 6. They are otherwise fully interchangeable. Cat 5E (E = enhanced) is slightly better than Cat 5. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 247835 | 2004-06-27 01:52:00 | Great. Many thanks for your input guys! Cheers for helping :-) |
Mcpisik (4924) | ||
| 247836 | 2004-06-27 03:32:00 | > It's called cat5 cable, with two rj45 ends. Be sure > to get a straight through cable, not a crossover. Funny, all my computers work fine with crossover cables on the same model router. ;-) |
Fire-and-Ice (3910) | ||
| 247837 | 2004-06-27 04:07:00 | so what is a crossover cable? :-) | Mcpisik (4924) | ||
| 247838 | 2004-06-27 04:12:00 | megaman: the difference is in the pin connections, not in the cable type. There are two sorts of connection used for this" twisted pair" Ethernet: "straight", and "crossover". The straight is the normal one: used between devices (such as computers) and hubs, switches or routers. Crossover cables are used only to connect two computers without a hub (etc). Most commercial crossovers have red covers on the plugs as a warning. :D Cat5 and Cat6 are different standards for the physical cable. Cat 6 is rated for higher frequency use than Cat 5. Either is fine for 100 MHz, but most sold retail will be Cat 6. Connecting a computer to a router requires a"straight" cable (which will have RJ45 connectors). |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 247839 | 2004-06-27 04:28:00 | > Connecting a computer to a router requires > a"straight" cable (which will have RJ45 connectors). Would damage be done using crossover cable to connect to a router or is it supposed to just not work? ?:| |
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