When would you use a straight through cable and when would you use a crossover?
Table of Contents
- 1 When would you use a straight through cable and when would you use a crossover?
- 2 What is the reasonable length of straight through or crossover cable to ensure that network can work well?
- 3 When would you use a crossover cable when connecting to a Cisco device?
- 4 Should you use crossover cables or rollover cables?
- 5 How do I know if I have a crossover or straight through?
When would you use a straight through cable and when would you use a crossover?
You should use straight-through cable when you want to connect two devices of different types. You should use a crossover cable when you want to connect two devices of the same type.
When should a crossover cable be used?
A crossover cable is only required when interconnecting two devices with the same functionality. Another significant difference between crossover cables and standard patch cables is that each type will have different wire arrangement in the cable for serving different purposes.
What is rollover cable used for?
Rollover cable (also known as a Yost cable, Cisco cable, or a Console cable) is a type of null-modem cable that is used to connect a computer terminal to a router’s console port. This cable is typically flat (and has a light blue color) to help distinguish it from other types of network cabling.
What is the reasonable length of straight through or crossover cable to ensure that network can work well?
There is no ideal length of a cat 5 cable but the specification states that it should not be more than 100m (328 feet). The specification of 328 feet has to do entirely with collision detection in a CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multi Access / Collision Detection network.
What is the advantage of using UTP straight through cabling?
Benefits or advantages of UTP: It is designed to counter EMI, RFI, and also crosstalk. It is easy to handle. These cables are used in most of the networking architecture. It is flexible which further makes installation easier.
How we make a cable straight and cable cross?
In this cable, wires are placed in the same position at both ends. The wire at pin 1 on one end of the cable connects to pin 1 at the other end of the cable. The wire at pin 2 connects to pin 2 on the other end of the cable; and so on….Ethernet straight-through cable.
| Side A | Side B |
|---|---|
| Brown White | Brown White |
| Brown | Brown |
When would you use a crossover cable when connecting to a Cisco device?
In a nutshell, if you are going from like device to like device, you will use an Ethernet Crossover Patch cable. For example; when you go to connect two routers directly together via their fast Ethernet ports, you will use an Ethernet Crossover Patch cable.
Can you have multiple switches on one network?
Theoretically, the number of network switches that can be connected to a router is infinite. A process known as daisy-chaining allows you to connect as many switches together as you wish, however, this is not recommended as it does come with the risk of creating a loop if they are not connected correctly.
Do you need a crossover cable between switches?
No, you do not need a crossover cable to connect two switches, with qualifications. Most (probably all) modern switches have either an auto detect port(s) or a manual uplink switch for a particular port.
Should you use crossover cables or rollover cables?
While the rule of thumb is to use crossover cables with like devices, some devices do not follow standards. Others provide support for both types of cables. However, there is still something that both crossover and straight-through cables can’t do. Rollover cables, like other cabling types, got their name from how they are wired.
What is the difference between straight-through cable and cross-over cable?
The first type of cable, known as the straight-through cable, connects two different types of end devices; such as PC to Switch. The second type of cable, known as the cross-over cable, connects two same type of end devices such as PC to PC or Switch to Switch. Let’s understand how to make both types of cable in detail.
What is an Ethernet crossover cable used for?
The internal wiring of Ethernet crossover cables reverses the transmit and receive signals. It is most often used to connect two devices of the same type: e.g. two computers (via network interface controller) or two switches to each other.
How do I know if I have a crossover or straight through?
If the order of the wires is the same on both ends, then you have a straight through cable. If not, then it’s most likely a crossover cable or was wired wrong. At present, the straight through cable is much more popular than crossover cable and is widely used by people.