Networking – Cross-over network cable

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I have a cross-over network cable that I used to use to connect two computers using their network cards.

I now want to use that cable to connect a computer to a router. Is this not possible? Why?

Best Answer

Almost all recent network cards support auto-crossover (Auto-MDIX). With this feature, whether a cable is normal or crossover doesn't matter - you can connect two computers using a normal cable, so although I have not tested it I'm quite sure it would also allow connecting such a card to a router using a crossover cable.

If this feature is not supported by your network card, you'll have to use a 'normal' cable.

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