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    Straight cable is most commonly used to connect devices like computers to switches, hubs, routers, and cable/DSL modems. It can connect a computer to a network switch or router's LAN port, or connect a router to a modem. Straight cable is also used to connect two switches or hubs by using one device's uplink port and the other's regular port. Crossover cable is sometimes needed to connect like devices, such as two computers directly or connecting a router's LAN port to a switch. It can also connect two switches using their regular ports. If the cable connection doesn't work, try using either a straight or crossover cable. Newer network devices have auto-crossover capability

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    Straight cable is most commonly used to connect devices like computers to switches, hubs, routers, and cable/DSL modems. It can connect a computer to a network switch or router's LAN port, or connect a router to a modem. Straight cable is also used to connect two switches or hubs by using one device's uplink port and the other's regular port. Crossover cable is sometimes needed to connect like devices, such as two computers directly or connecting a router's LAN port to a switch. It can also connect two switches using their regular ports. If the cable connection doesn't work, try using either a straight or crossover cable. Newer network devices have auto-crossover capability

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    Types of Network Cables for Connecting Devices

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    Straight cable is most commonly used to connect devices like computers to switches, hubs, routers, and cable/DSL modems. It can connect a computer to a network switch or router's LAN port, or connect a router to a modem. Straight cable is also used to connect two switches or hubs by using one device's uplink port and the other's regular port. Crossover cable is sometimes needed to connect like devices, such as two computers directly or connecting a router's LAN port to a switch. It can also connect two switches using their regular ports. If the cable connection doesn't work, try using either a straight or crossover cable. Newer network devices have auto-crossover capability

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    Straight Cable

    You usually use straight cable to connect different type of devices. This type of cable will be used most of the time and can be used to: 1) Connect a computer to a switch/hub's normal port. 2) Connect a computer to a cable/DSL modem's LAN port. 3) Connect a router's WAN port to a cable/DSL modem's LAN port. 4) Connect a router's LAN port to a switch/hub's uplink port. (normally used for expanding network) 5) Connect 2 switches/hubs with one of the switch/hub using an uplink port and the other one using normal port.

    Crossover Cable
    Sometimes you will use crossover cable, it's usually used to connect same type of devices. A crossover cable can be used to: 1) Connect 2 computers directly. 2) Connect a router's LAN port to a switch/hub's normal port. (normally used for expanding network) 3) Connect 2 switches/hubs by using normal port in both switches/hubs. In you need to check how crossover cable looks like, both side (side A and side B) of cable have wire arrangement with following different color .

    Lastly, if you still not sure which type of cable to be used sometimes, try both cables and see which works. Note: If there is auto MDI/MDI-X feature support on the switch, hub, network card or other network devices, you don't have to use crossover cable in the situation which I mentioned above. This is because crossover function would be enabled automatically when it's needed.

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