How I will know whether to use Straight cable or cross-over cable?

How I will know whether I have to use cross-over or straighr cable to
connect PC-to-switch-to-router-to-cable modem?.

I have 2 PC's - connect to - switch - connect to - router - connected
to - Cable modem, How can I know where to use straight cable and where
to use cross-over cable?.

Thanks.

On 13 Feb 2005 07:25:28 -0800, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>How I will know whether I have to use cross-over or straighr cable to
>connect PC-to-switch-to-router-to-cable modem?.
>
>I have 2 PC's - connect to - switch - connect to - router - connected
>to - Cable modem, How can I know where to use straight cable and where
>to use cross-over cable?.
>
>Thanks.

I don't think you need to use *any* crossovers these days. Ports on routers
and switches are increasingly autodetecting devices so straight-thru cables
can be used for uplinks as well as connecting LAN devices, and the devices
will figure it out...

/daytripper

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> How I will know whether I have to use cross-over or straighr cable to
> connect PC-to-switch-to-router-to-cable modem?.
>
> I have 2 PC's - connect to - switch - connect to - router - connected
> to - Cable modem, How can I know where to use straight cable and where
> to use cross-over cable?.
>
> Thanks.
>
RTFM?

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(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> How I will know whether I have to use cross-over or straighr cable to
> connect PC-to-switch-to-router-to-cable modem?.
>
> I have 2 PC's - connect to - switch - connect to - router - connected
> to - Cable modem, How can I know where to use straight cable and where
> to use cross-over cable?.

These days the only time you'll ever need x-over cabling is that very
odd time when all you want to connect up two PCs directly one-on-one
with no routers, swiches, hubs, or anything in between.

Yousuf Khan