crossover cable

Help....I currently run a crossover cable into my main computer to connect a
spare to the internet....I was looking to add a laptop and wireless
router...any chance I could keep the crossover cable to connect to a
router, or would I have to run regular cable to the spare????

You would use straight through cable from modem to router and router to pc's


"Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Help....I currently run a crossover cable into my main computer to connect
> a spare to the internet....I was looking to add a laptop and wireless
> router...any chance I could keep the crossover cable to connect to a
> router, or would I have to run regular cable to the spare????
>

My problem is I have run 30' of cable through my house and would prefer not
to replace it.... how about adapters???if it's just 2 pair of crossed
wires??? or programing the router...It technically should not be impossible,
I'm just hoping someone has attempted this...


"RBM" <rbm2(remove this)@optonline.net> wrote in message
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> You would use straight through cable from modem to router and router to
> pc's
>
>
> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:HOKdnb7gzMt9pmTeRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Help....I currently run a crossover cable into my main computer to
>> connect a spare to the internet....I was looking to add a laptop and
>> wireless router...any chance I could keep the crossover cable to connect
>> to a router, or would I have to run regular cable to the spare????
>>
>
>
>

If it's Cat5, it's four pair, although only four wires are needed for
Ethernet. I believe I Googled and found adaptors for what you want. You
could also put new ends on the cables


"Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> My problem is I have run 30' of cable through my house and would prefer
> not to replace it.... how about adapters???if it's just 2 pair of crossed
> wires??? or programing the router...It technically should not be
> impossible, I'm just hoping someone has attempted this...
>
>
> "RBM" <rbm2(remove this)@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:jabKf.1107$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> You would use straight through cable from modem to router and router to
>> pc's
>>
>>
>> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:HOKdnb7gzMt9pmTeRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Help....I currently run a crossover cable into my main computer to
>>> connect a spare to the internet....I was looking to add a laptop and
>>> wireless router...any chance I could keep the crossover cable to connect
>>> to a router, or would I have to run regular cable to the spare????
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Greg wrote:
> Help....I currently run a crossover cable into my main computer to connect a
> spare to the internet....I was looking to add a laptop and wireless
> router...any chance I could keep the crossover cable to connect to a
> router, or would I have to run regular cable to the spare????
>
>

Most routers will use either a straight or cross over cable for
connections from LAN ports to computers or other switches or routers.
I think you would need a straight cable from cable moden to the WAN
port of the router. If you have a long crossover cable that you want
to convert to a straight through cable, just get another short
crossover cable and a regular connector. Plug your long crossover
cable into one end and your short cross over cable into the other end.
You now have a long straight through cable.

Good luck, jimbo

A wireless pci card for the old computer and eliminate the cable altogether?

Fitz

If your router has 'auto-sensing' ports, then you can use EITHER a
straight-through or cross-over and the router should pick up the difference.
Most new routers & switches have all LAN ports as auto-sensing. Some older
routers/switches only have ONE port that is auto-sensing (e.g. LAN port 1).

Alternately, get a pair of testers, some CAT5 ends and a crimper and rewire
the existing cables. By putting the powered tester on one end of the
crossover that is straight-through, you need only snip, re-end and test the
other end. Should be able to do it in 6-8 attempts.

HTH,
D.

"Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Help....I currently run a crossover cable into my main computer to connect
a
> spare to the internet....I was looking to add a laptop and wireless
> router...any chance I could keep the crossover cable to connect to a
> router, or would I have to run regular cable to the spare????
>
>

That looks like the answer I was hoping for,,, Thanks a bunch

PS Thanks as well to Jimbo with the way too simple low tech solution..


"Snowman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> If your router has 'auto-sensing' ports, then you can use EITHER a
> straight-through or cross-over and the router should pick up the
> difference.
> Most new routers & switches have all LAN ports as auto-sensing. Some older
> routers/switches only have ONE port that is auto-sensing (e.g. LAN port
> 1).
>
> Alternately, get a pair of testers, some CAT5 ends and a crimper and
> rewire
> the existing cables. By putting the powered tester on one end of the
> crossover that is straight-through, you need only snip, re-end and test
> the
> other end. Should be able to do it in 6-8 attempts.
>
> HTH,
> D.
>
> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:HOKdnb7gzMt9pmTeRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Help....I currently run a crossover cable into my main computer to
>> connect
> a
>> spare to the internet....I was looking to add a laptop and wireless
>> router...any chance I could keep the crossover cable to connect to a
>> router, or would I have to run regular cable to the spare????
>>
>>
>
>

"Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:m5CdneEu7ftIGGfeRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> That looks like the answer I was hoping for,,, Thanks a bunch
>
> PS Thanks as well to Jimbo with the way too simple low tech solution..
>
just ensure that under "autosense" the manufacturer really means to detect
automatically if it is a crossover cable or not, sometimes "autosense" is
is used to adapt automatically to the speed 10 Mbit or 100Mbit.
just my two cents