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Originally Posted by CalcProgrammer1  Well, on older (non-auto-sensing) devices, it actually does make a difference (the crossover cable crosses pins so that the transmit [tx] wires of device A connect to the recieve [rx] wires of device B and the same for B to A). However, most modern devices can detect what type of cable is used, whether it's a crossover or straight cable, and automatically switch its transmit and recieve lines to match the cable. But yes, straight and crossover are both types of cat-5e or cat-6 cable, which is "Ethernet cable" (main usage is for Ethernet protocol/hardware networks). |
My point wasn't the difference between a cross and straight cable, it was simply an observation that when they are described as:
1) a cross-over cable
2) and an ethernet cable
In said case, the "ethernet" cable was being referred to as the "straight" cable, when in fact, they are BOTH ethernet cables.