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Originally Posted by CalcProgrammer1  That means you can use either a straight cable or a crossover cable, they'll both work. |
I've been fairly reserved when seeing posts that say either "get an Ethernet cable" or a "cross-over cable"
I am finally happy to see that there is some sense here. An Ethernet cable is JUST that.... it's an ETHERNET cable. ethernet is a technology... not a pin out.
When talking about straight and cross-over cables... they are BOTH ETHERNET cables... just that one is pinned straight and one is pinned crossed (and not all the time yellow)
Thanks for actually posting the correct verbiage.
*edit*
Just in a related example:
When talking about RS-232:
A straight serial RS-232 is a STRAIGHT RS-232....
A Cross-over RS-232 is a NULL MODEM RS-232 Cable...
but it is STILL SERIAL RS232! LOL
Serial is serial... and Ethernet is serial until the point of Layer 2 (inside the PC) .. at which it becomes Parallel (through buses)