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What is the cable that connects a hub to a hub?
PATCH CABLE Patch cables provide a short-range connection, while longer Ethernet cables (usually Category 5, Category 5e, or Category 6) are used to connect to a hub up to 100 meters away.
Must you use a hub to connect 3 PC's?
A hub or switch must be used to connect 3 PCs together. Two PCs can be connected using a single crossover cable.
Why can't you use a straight through cable to connect a computers NIC to a router's Ethernet port?
A straight cable is used to connect a PC to a hub, switch, or router.
Which cable does a switch use to Connect to a hub?
Crossover
Do you have to connect your router to your PC via ethernet cable or can you connect via wifi and do you have to connect your router to your hub?
You do not have to connect your router to your PC via ethernet cable, you can instead connect via wi-fi and your router must be connected to your hub.
What is a straight cable?
In ethernet terms, a straight-through cable connects a client device to a hub, switch or router (straight-through meaning the connection is pin-to-pin, the opposite of a cross-over cable, which connects RX-TX and vice-versa).
What is the Main function of an Eithernet hub?
The primary function of the Ethernet hub is to connect the different cable segments. ...
Can you use a hub to connect three PCs?
Yes you acn use a hub to connect your computers. Just connect a cat5 network cable from each of your computers to the hub. It doesn't matter which port you plug the cat5 cable into on the hub. they are all the same. Also, if you might be interested in making your own cat5 cables. I have added a link on how to do ths.
What port on a hub from another hub to you use a straight through cable to connect to?
The "Crossover" port. (or MDI-X)
Can a cross over cable be used to connect two unlike network devices such as a PC and a hub?
In general, no, you would not use a cross-over cable to connect a hub/switch/router to a PC. This is because the device itself has cross-over circuitry built into it, and if you used a cross-over cable you would be reversing that process. The net effect is that the transmit signal would connect to another transmit signal, when it should be connected to a receive signal.
What port on the hub would you use if was using a straight-through cable to connect another hub to the network?
The "uplink" port. If it doesn't have one, you will have to use a crossover cable.
What type of cable should be used to connect switch to hub?
You need to use a straight type of connection. 568A or 568B depending which type your network is using.
