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Cables used with Switches & Routers

Sources:

CCNA Mega Guide (640-802), by Jeremy Cioara

CCNA Lab Manual (Exam 640-802) by Muhammad Irfan Ghauri

1) Straight-Through Cable (cable direct): The straight-through cable is used to connect:


a) Host to switch /Host to Hub
b) Router to switch / Router to hub

Four wires are used in straight-through cable to connect Ethernet devices. It is relatively
simple to create.
Figure below shows the four wires used in a straight-through Ethernet cable:

Notice that only pins 1, 2, 3, and 6 are used. Just connect 1 to 1, 2 to 2, 3 to 3, and 6 to 6.
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2) Crossover Cable (cable croisé)
The crossover cable can be used to connect:
a) Switch to switch
b) Hub to hub
c) Host to host
d) Hub to switch
e) Router direct to host

The same four wires are used in this cable as in the straight-through cable; we just connect
different pins together. Figure shows how the four wires are used in a crossover Ethernet
cable.

Notice that instead of connecting 1 to 1, etc., here we connect pins 1 to 3 and 2 to 6 on each
side of the cable.

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3) Rolled Cable (cable de console)
Although rolled cable isn’t used to connect any Ethernet connections together, you can use a
rolled Ethernet cable to connect a host to a router console serial communication (com) port.
Eight wires are used in this cable to connect serial devices, although not all eight are used to
send information, just as in Ethernet networks. Figure shows the eight wires used in a rolled
cable.

Travail demandé:

- Lancer Packet Tracer


- Mettre 2 switches génériques, un routeur 1941, 2 PC portables et 2PC de bureau dans la
fenêtre de travail.
- Rajouter des modules supplémentaires aux slots des Switches et du routeur et comparer
les noms des interfaces du routeur à celles des switches
- Connecter chacun des deux switches au routeur
- Connecter 1 PC portable et 1 PC de bureau à chacun des deux switches
- Connecter les switches entre eux par deux câbles Ethernet
- Configurer les adresses IP des 4 PC de façon à ce que les 2 PC reliés à un même switch
donné appartiennent à un même réseau (Premier réseau : 192.168.1.0/24 et second réseau
192.168.2.0/24).
- Nommer les PC en PC1 à PC4 et les Switch en Switch 1 et Switch 2
- Faire des PING du PC1 vers les autres PC et noter lesquels de ces PC lui sont accessibles.
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