Netgear DG834GT - network cable

jpd1977uk · 2 Sep 2007 at 06:27

I'm using a Netgear DG834GT, but not keen on wireless. What type of network cable do I need to connect this to my PC?

Patch Cable or Crossover Patch Cable?
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DIABLO · 2 Sep 2007 at 09:46

Patch Cable and Crossover Cable is the same thing, you want Straight Cable

MumboJumbo · 2 Sep 2007 at 10:00

I thought crossover cables were used for networks so the data can be sent both ways?

oddjob62 · 2 Sep 2007 at 10:07

8igdave said:
I thought crossover cables were used for networks so the data can be sent both ways?

Crossovers would be used to connect 2 PCs directly to each other (without a switch in between)

Clown · 2 Sep 2007 at 10:47

Most modern network cards will allow you to use any ethernet cable anyway. My crappy 2 quid one does. Or maybe it's the router that does the work (I have the same router).

Minstadave · 2 Sep 2007 at 10:59

DIABLO said:
Patch Cable and Crossover Cable is the same thing, you want Straight Cable

Don't think thats right, you have patch/UDP cables for normal networking stuff and crossover for PC-PC.

oddjob62 · 2 Sep 2007 at 11:17

Minstadave said:
Don't think thats right, you have patch/UDP cables for normal networking stuff and crossover for PC-PC.

I've always thought Patch is the generic term for a cable used to connect devices. So you can have a crossover patch cable or a straight through patch cable.

Snapshot · 2 Sep 2007 at 13:17

oddjob62 said:
I've always thought Patch is the generic term for a cable used to connect devices. So you can have a crossover patch cable or a straight through patch cable.

You and Minstadave are right, 8igdave and DIABLO are as wrong as very wrong things.

Phemo · 2 Sep 2007 at 14:40

The DG834GT has auto sensing ports so you can use either type of cable you want really.

As mentioned before, crossover is used for connecting two PCs directly or for connecting switches together where no uplink port is present (an uplink port is nothing more than a port wired up crossed over).

I'd just use a cable wired up for straight through personally but it doesn't matter.