Re: How does a crossover cable differ?

Thanks for your explanations & resources on the difference between crossover and regular ethernet cables! One of life's little mysteries cleared up . . . Diane -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives |

Re: How does a crossover cable differ?

At 10:15 AM -0500 5/20/02, Diane Gamm wrote: >A crossover cable was mentioned in a recent post for transferring files >between computers. I've wondered what the difference is between a >crossover and a regular ethernet cable. Can anyone enlighten me? > Thanks! Diane To give you a technical ans

Re: How does a crossover cable differ?

But if you have a TiBook or a newer G4 PowerMac, it has Auto MDI-X built in, a technology that autosenses whether a crossover or straight-through cable is plugged in, and autoconfigures itself to work right. On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 01:47:31PM -0400, John Koen wrote: : : If you're looking for a s

Re: How does a crossover cable differ?

If you're looking for a simpler answer, the crossover cable can be plugged into the ethernet ports of two computers to network them. With a regular cable you need a hub to connect two computers. On Monday, May 20, 2002, at 11:15 AM, Diane Gamm wrote: > A crossover cable was mentioned in a rec

Re: How does a crossover cable differ?

I'm not sure how you use it, but a crossover cable has opposite wiring on each end for example the wire would be red/blue/green on one end and green/ blue/red on the other. Hope this helps, Chris Mini-It's why the wheel was invented! -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: How does a crossover cable differ?

Diane Gamm wrote: > A crossover cable was mentioned in a recent post for transferring files > between computers. I've wondered what the difference is between a > crossover and a regular ethernet cable. Can anyone enlighten me? > Thanks! Diane > > I know, I know, it's Linksys and evil ant

How does a crossover cable differ?

A crossover cable was mentioned in a recent post for transferring files between computers. I've wondered what the difference is between a crossover and a regular ethernet cable. Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks! Diane -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog E