Re: X-over cables [was Direct cable connection]
On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 22:34:02 +0000
Hugh Saunders <hugh@mjr.org> wrote:
> on the subject of crossover cables, do you know where you can get
> adapters that go on the end of normal patch cables to convert them
> to crossover?
>
> The reason i ask is because i only want to carry one network cable in
> laptop bag but would be useful to have a crossover cable sometimes..
>
This sounds like a do-it-yourself job. Take about six inches of cat-5, put a regular connector on one end and a female connector on the other. Switch the wires on either one end or the other to make it crossover.
If you can't do it maybe you know a networking person who can.
Kevin
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