Cat 5 crossover cable

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I have a cat 5 crossover cable between 2 rooms allowing me to share an
internet connection.
Want to change it over to a straight cable, and replacing the cable
would not be easy.

Question: If I join another short crossover cable at one end, do I get
a straight cable?

Thanks ....Ian
 
IG said:
I have a cat 5 crossover cable between 2 rooms allowing me to share an
internet connection.
Want to change it over to a straight cable, and replacing the cable
would not be easy.

Question: If I join another short crossover cable at one end, do I get
a straight cable?

Thanks ....Ian
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I don't think so, but you could get the wiring diagram for a straight
cable and re-wire the crossover cable to be straight. And if you are
planning on installing a router, you can just use the crossover cable.
Most modern routers can handle either straight or crossover cables.

Good luck, jimbo
 
IG said:
I have a cat 5 crossover cable between 2 rooms allowing me to share an
internet connection.
Want to change it over to a straight cable, and replacing the cable
would not be easy.

Question: If I join another short crossover cable at one end, do I get
a straight cable?

Thanks ....Ian
Click to expand...

Look at the following for the wiring diagrams of the cables

Http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/network/cable/cable5.htm

the way I think two crossover cable would work is that it will
effectively be a straight through cable as you want.

I reckon two crossover cables will go;

cable 1 cable 2
1 -> 3 -> 3 -> 1
2 -> 6 -> 6 -> 2
3 -> 1 -> 1 -> 3
6 -> 2 -> 2 -> 6
 
nospam said:
Look at the following for the wiring diagrams of the cables

Http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/network/cable/cable5.htm

the way I think two crossover cable would work is that it will
effectively be a straight through cable as you want.

I reckon two crossover cables will go;

cable 1 cable 2
1 -> 3 -> 3 -> 1
2 -> 6 -> 6 -> 2
3 -> 1 -> 1 -> 3
6 -> 2 -> 2 -> 6
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Hmmmm?? It looks to me that connecting two crossover cables gives you
a longer crossover cable.

Good luck, jimbo
 
jimbo said:
Hmmmm?? It looks to me that connecting two crossover cables gives you a
longer crossover cable.

Good luck, jimbo
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I don't understand your comment.

instated of pin 1 going to pin 3 with one crossover cable

pin 1 goes to pin 3 in the first cable then the second cable sends pin 3
to pin 1

so this is a straight cable
 
Huh? If you hook pin 2 to pin 6 then hook pin 6 back to pin 2, the net
result is pin 2 to pin 2. Two crossover cables = 1 straight thru.
 
jimbo said:
Hmmmm?? It looks to me that connecting two crossover cables gives you a
longer crossover cable.

Good luck, jimbo
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Yes, nospam and you are correct. My bad. It would take a crossover
connector block to result in a longer crossover cable.

I still wonder why OP wants to convert to a straight throught cable.

jimbo
 
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