[ale] Do I need a patch cable?

[Dow Hurst]

It is good to have a crossover cable on hand of about 6 feet minimum.  Just 
for those situations where your not sure how capable a NIC or network device 
interface is.  Plus, you can get them in orange color with snagless ends from 
Microcenter so they stand out from your blue, yellow, red, and gray other 
regular cables.
Dow


Trey Sizemore wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-03-30 at 21:47, griffisb at bellsouth.net wrote:
> 
>>Trey - a patch cable is used when connecting a device to a switch or hub (or 
>>from a patch panel to a switch). A crossover cable is used when you connect 2 
>>PCs to each other without going through a hub or switch. You also used to use a 
>>crossover cable when daisy-chaining hubs. 
>> 
>>So - use a patch cable when connecting your nic to your 4 port Linksys router. 
>>Use a crossover cable if you go from one nic directly to another nic. 
>>
>>______________________________________________________________________
> 
> Thanks everyone.  Much clearer now.  I can honestly say I've yet to come
> to the list for help and been disappointed.  
> 
> Thanks again.
> 
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