Correction of URL (was RE: [lug] testing for straight versus cross-over patch cables?)

[Franklin Bowen]

http://ebille.cudenver.edu/temp/cables.html


At 06:55 PM 8/11/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>Point your browser at this URL if you have any difficulty viewing the 
>attachment:
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>http://ebille/temp/cables.html - straight/cross-over cables
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>Thanks,
>Paul
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>D. Stimits > I am not positive if it is cross-over or if it is 
>straight-through. Is there a quick way to test it?
>Straight-Through and Crossover Cables
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>To tell whether your cables are straight-through or crossover, hold the 
>ends of your cable side by side, with both spring clips facing down.
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>Straight-through cables have the same order of wire colors in each tip, 
>when held side by side.Most connections use a straight-through network cable.
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>Crossover cables, on the other hand, show different wire colors when held 
>side by side.
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>If you are using homemade network cables instead of the store-bought 
>variety, make sure that your RJ-45 ends are securely attached, and that 
>your wires are properly pinned out according to the diagrams above.

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