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You need an Ethernet 4-pair cable with RJ-45 connectors on both ends. Since most of and switches routers have auto-sensing feature so it doesn't matter a cable is straight or crossover. A crossover is a must for a direct computer-to-computer connection. Category 5 cable is mostty used for 10/100Mbps connection, and category 6 cable is the best solution for 1000Mbps (1Gbps) connections.
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Why we use straight cable to connect between the router and switch?
we use straight cable to connect between the router and switch as router and switch are different devices.
Which cable use switch to router?
Cat5 cable
When to use crossover and straight through?
when you are connecting same devices like computer to computer or switch to switch or router to router to use cross over cable. when you are connecting different devices like computer to switch or computer to router to use straight cable.
What would you use a crossover cable for?
To connect two devices of the same type together. e.g. You would use a crossover cable to connect a router to another router, a switch to another switch or a computer to another computer. If you are connecting diferent devices together, such as a router to a switch, a straight through cable should be used.
How do you connect 2 switch with one router?
I'd say: just plug it in! Routers are to be placed between the modem (cable modem or ISDN or something alike) and the LAN (in other words the switch, which opens up the LAN). All users connect to the internet or another system via the router which will be the default gateway for the LAN. Switchs do not have a special port for routers. It doesn't matter which port you use. Everything else will be configured by the network settings on the router and the clients within the network. (In order to configure the router you might want to use a crossed patch cable and connect directly from your workstation to the router. Modern router provide a homepage through which you configure the device. By using the crossed cable you can be certain not to interrupt the normal network)
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.
What type of RJ45 UTP cable do you use to connect a PC's COM port to a router or switch console?
crossover cable
What Cable configuration used in PC to router connection?
Use a straight through cable, just as you would with a hub or switch.
How do you connect a wireless access point to a network switch that gets Internet from a cable modem?
There are at least two ways. First, you connect the wireless router directly to the cable modem, and then the switch in the wireless router. You have to connect the cable coming from the modem in the wireless router internet port. Second, you connect the wireless router to the switch, again the cable coming from the switch you have to connect on the wireless router internet port. It's better to put the wireless router just after the modem, but it's not required.
What cable is used to connect a switch to a router?
packaging tape
When is a rollover cable used?
When you want to configure a switch and/or a router.
What cable is used to connect a router to a switch?
packaging tape
