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| From | Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> |
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| Subject | Re: are crossover cables usually black? |
| Date | Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:23:49 +0000 (UTC) |
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On 2011-07-10, David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> wrote:
> On 10/07/11 17:43, Orson Cart wrote:
>> I bought a couple of ethernet crossover cables 10 years ago, which
>> were black. I had a look in catalogues of local suppliers in my city,
>> and they have Cat5/6 patch cables in red, blue, yellow and grey,
>> while the crossover cable is only in Henry Ford black.
>> Now sorting out the spares shelf, I found another black cable that
>> is not crossover - it probably came with some used equipment that
>> I acquired; can't remember from where.
>>
>> Does the colour mean anything?
>
> Colour of the cable means nothing - you have to check the ordering of
> the wires inside the plug (or, if you're lucky, the cables themselves
> are labelled).
>
> If you are connecting to a switch, then it doesn't matter if you use a
> cross-over cable or a straight-through cable, as the switch will adapt
> automatically.
Most newer switches will. I have switches that won't.
--
Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! Did something bad
at happen or am I in a
gmail.com drive-in movie??
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are crossover cables usually black? "Orson Cart" <ex-privat@parts.org> - 2011-07-10 16:43 +0100
Re: are crossover cables usually black? Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2011-07-10 14:58 +0000
Re: are crossover cables usually black? David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2011-07-10 20:56 +0200
Re: are crossover cables usually black? Ivan Shmakov <ivan@gray.siamics.net> - 2011-07-11 16:05 +0700
Re: are crossover cables usually black? David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2011-07-11 11:33 +0200
Re: are crossover cables usually black? Ivan Shmakov <ivan@gray.siamics.net> - 2011-07-11 18:30 +0700
Re: are crossover cables usually black? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-07-11 14:23 +0000
Re: are crossover cables usually black? Allodoxaphobia <knock_yourself_out@example.net> - 2011-07-11 21:29 +0000
Re: are crossover cables usually black? "Charlie Gibbs" <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2011-07-14 12:01 -0800
Re: are crossover cables usually black? Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com> - 2011-07-14 22:38 +0000
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