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Cross-over network cable

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Mar 15, 20263026 views
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Problem

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?

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Fix for: Cross-over network cable

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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 wou…

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