When to use crossover cable

mynsa · 12 Jun 2007 at 13:42

in what situations would you use a crossover cable, i know you use one for comp to comp communications... but what else?

Phemo · 12 Jun 2007 at 14:21

You would also use one to connect together two switches if they don't support automatic cable sensing and/or if they don't have uplink ports.

VeNT · 13 Jun 2007 at 12:36

from switch to router iirc (again, lacking auto detect/upload port)

rick827 · 13 Jun 2007 at 13:05

ignoring auto MDI/MDI-X ports the correct usages would be any 'end' device such as a pc, router, modem and printer require a crossover cable to connect to each other. A straight through cable is used when connecting one of the above to a switch. Although switch to switch connections use crossover cables also. so..

Pc/router/modem/printer -> Pc/router/modem/printer = crossover
switch -> switch = crossover
Pc/router/modem/printer -> switch = straight through