Will crossover cable work ?

Hello I plan to set up a simple network for two computers going to buy a net
gear cable router I already have a crossover network cable that will reach
the router from my second pc will that work or do I need to buy a straight
cable ?

TIA.

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>Hello I plan to set up a simple network for two computers going to buy a net
>gear cable router I already have a crossover network cable that will reach
>the router from my second pc will that work or do I need to buy a straight
>cable ?

Ideally a straight through, but you'll probably find your router will
auto-detect and work anyway.

deKay
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On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:37:23 -0000
"Gordon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> "Farcry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:laDIk.70964$(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > Hello I plan to set up a simple network for two computers going to
> > buy a net gear cable router I already have a crossover network
> > cable that will reach the router from my second pc will that work
> > or do I need to buy a straight cable ?
>
> If the router has two ethernet ports and you are connecting each
> machine directly to the router then you need a straight cable, NOT a
> crossover.
>
Most modern kit has auto MDI/MDI-X which detects the cable type and
deals with it accordingly, so try it with an existing cable before you
buy another.

In message <20081118115942.09f83160@bluemoon>, Rob Morley
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:37:23 -0000
>"Gordon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> "Farcry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:laDIk.70964$(E-Mail Removed) om...
>> > Hello I plan to set up a simple network for two computers going to
>> > buy a net gear cable router I already have a crossover network
>> > cable that will reach the router from my second pc will that work
>> > or do I need to buy a straight cable ?
>>
>> If the router has two ethernet ports and you are connecting each
>> machine directly to the router then you need a straight cable, NOT a
>> crossover.
>>
>Most modern kit has auto MDI/MDI-X which detects the cable type and
>deals with it accordingly, so try it with an existing cable before you
>buy another.

Many routers and switches have an uplink socket or a standard socket
with a switch to convert it into uplink mode. If you plug the crossover
cable into an uplink socket it should work.



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