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gunrunnerjohn · 12-26-2003, 11:50 AM

If you have NIC's, switches, or a router with auto-sensing ports, you can use a straight or crossover cable. OTOH, if you have standard ports on the devices, you need to match the type of cable to the task. Perhaps if you'd be more specific as to what you are trying to connect...

12-26-2003, 11:50 AM	#9
gunrunnerjohn Member (10 bit) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: SE-PA Posts: 896	If you have NIC's, switches, or a router with auto-sensing ports, you can use a straight or crossover cable. OTOH, if you have standard ports on the devices, you need to match the type of cable to the task. Perhaps if you'd be more specific as to what you are trying to connect...