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Transcender Cable Question

Transcender has a question about cable connection between a workstation and a router, there answer is use a crossover cable.

I think it is a straight through cable.

Has any one else used the transcender for the 640-802 exam?

Thanks

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TLC
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cross-over is the correct answer. If you connect a workstation to a switch then it is a straight through cable.

Doan

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Doan

The cable type is related to the X cross on the device.

Reply to
eager

This will help:

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eager

There is a super-simple way to remember:

  1. Connecting similar devices requires a crossover cable; dissimilar devices require straight-through.

  1. Group devices into two groups -- [PCs & routers] and [switches & hubs]. You can think of the first group as devices that have more control over the network and the second group as devices with less control. Or the first group is smarter, or . . .

  2. A wire between these two groups is a straight-through; a wire within a group is a cross-over.
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S.G.

TLC wrote in news:Xns9A0663D6BBA42tcyounet@216.77.188.18:

Thanks for all the help.

Reply to
TLC

DTE - DTE = x-over

DTE - DCE = straight

certain devices have their pins wired in a particular way

as an example , if pin 2 was TX and pin 3 was RX and the other connected device ALSO had it's pins wired the same ( pin 2 was TX and pin 3 was RX), it wouldn't work with a straight cable as TX would connect to TX and RX to RX..... here a x-over cable would be needed!

on the other hand , if the connecting device had it's pins wired the other way ie/ pin 2 RX and pin 3 was TX, then a straight cable will be needed, giving you the correct pin alignment....

ie/ TX ----> RX and RX TLC wrote in news:Xns9A0663D6BBA42tcyounet@216.77.188.18:

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