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crossover and patch cable?
Name: danny Date: June 16, 2003 at 10:54:47 Pacific OS: win xp CPU/Ram: 512
Comment:
what's the different between crossover cable and patch cable?
Or to put it another way, crossover cable is used to directly connect two PCs via similar ports (serial, parallel, NIC).
A patch cable refers to just a short normal cable of any kind.
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Response Number 3
Name: Clyde Date: June 16, 2003 at 20:04:35 Pacific
Reply:
try this, it explains alot
http://www.bitzenbytes.com/101/n112-cat5.htm#c5
Clyde
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Response Number 4
Name: SkipCox Date: June 17, 2003 at 01:55:25 Pacific
Reply:
If you're speaking of a lan cable, serial, or parallel cable, patch cables are wired straight through. Crossover cables (lan) and serial or parallel cables (laplink} have certain wires crossed in order to transmit and receive data in a manner not recognized by a cable wired straight through.
One good site to dig through is:
http://www.indiacam.net/pinout/
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Response Number 5
Name: xlist Date: June 17, 2003 at 04:26:41 Pacific
Summary: I've got two computers and a patch cable. I can't be arsed to go and buy a crossover cable as I just want to transfer one large file. Will the patch cable work at all? ...
Summary: You are aware there are other ways to transfer files between computers. Depending on what type of ports are available on each computer. An external HD is good for backup but will take twice as long ...
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