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Thread ID: 26382	2002-10-26 00:15:00	Converting Crossover Cat5 to Standard	Jester (13)	Press F1

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93083	2002-10-26 00:15:00	Hi I had two PC's networked via a crossover cable. This cable is long and runs under the floor. I want to add a third PC, and have a hub, so need to change the crossover to a standard cable, preferably without re-wiring a new plug on the end (I don't really want to buy a crimper just for this one job, and getting under the house to un-thread the cable, take it to someone to change the plug, then re-thread it again isn't a preferred option). Does anyone know where I could get a device that will reverse the required wires? (I'm in Tauranga) I asked at Dick Smith and was met by blank stares. Thanks in advance J.	Jester (13)
93084	2002-10-26 00:31:00	get a cross over adapter. normally use to add onto a normall cat5 lead to make it a crossover lead. it should just cross it back over to a standard lead.	tweak'e (174)
93085	2002-10-26 00:34:00	I think DSE do sell a "crossover adapter". That will "uncrossover" your cable. The effect is crossover--crossover ---> "straight through". If DSE don't, Jaycar will. ;-)	Graham L (2)
93086	2002-10-26 00:35:00	Snap :D	Graham L (2)
93087	2002-10-26 00:42:00	Thanks Tweak'e and Graham, that is exactly what I thought I needed. I had a quick look through the catalogue at DSE while I was there but coudn't see anything, I imagine it looks just like the plasticboxes with sockets at each end we use to connect two cat 5's to make a long one at work. I'll try elsewhere, thanks again J. :D	Jester (13)
93088	2002-10-26 00:53:00	often a hub will have a "uplink" port that acts like a cross over...... the design is to hock an uplink port on one hub to the normail port on another hub. the other use is to hock a PC to the uplink port using a crossover cable.	robsonde (120)
93089	2002-10-26 01:07:00	TasTech.co.nz , in their "modems and network" section have adapters for $5.	Graham L (2)
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