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smurf300

smurf300

smurf300

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ok so my ethernet cable or switch has died and i need to replace some bits tomorrow but I'm new to networks in general, the mothers father did it before.

Now I want to know if I'm right on how this works and this is how it is setup atm..

my PC has an ethernet cable that goes into a 5 port switch now am I right to plug the ethernet in, then get a cross over cable that goes from the switch to my BT homehub?

It's because i'm downstairs and the router is upstairs, to make the questions more simple

1. What cable do i use to go from my pc to the 5 port switch?

2. What cable do I use to go from the switch to my router[bt home hub 2.0]
 
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You don't have to care about crossover/straight-through cables any more, all devices have auto-MDIX for MANY years now, although if you are curious it would be a straight-through cable (sometimes just called a patch cable) used for PC to switch, and switch to router, but as I said that doesn't matter really any more. As for cable type you would want to make sure you get Cat 5e (which pretty much most Ethernet cables are, I don't think Cat5 is sold any more and Cat 6/Cat 6a isn't really needed unless you want to future proof for 10Gigabit Ethernet).
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Ah ok been stressing about it not knowing which ones to get :D thanks will get 2 cat5e eth cables :D , I checked online and apparently any tech in the last 3 yrs should have that auto detect thing you're talking about?
 
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