What kind of cable shuold I use to connect two routers, straight or crossover?
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Unless the ports are auto-sensing, the receive pins must match up with the transmit pins and this will require a crossover cable. |
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The rule of thumb is: when connecting similar devices (router to router, computer to computer) use a crossover cable. When connecting dissimilar devices (router to switch, computer to switch) use a straight through cable. Of course Auto-MDIX and designated uplink ports can make this a moot point, and can make it confusing at times. |
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