A cable in which the receive and transmit lines are crossed. Crossover cables are sometimes needed to connect hubs or switches together. On Intelâ InBusinessä hubs and switches, the Out to Hub port is a crossover port, so you can use regular Category 5 cable to link to other hubs and switches. To connect two hubs that don't have a crossover port, use a crossover cable between regular ports on each hub.
Cable used to connect two ethernet NIC cards. A red crossover cable is supplied to connect the ConnectTime DSL modem to the PC NIC card.
a cable that is used to interconnect two computers by "crossing connection is possible
a cable that switches the transmit and the receive lines used by Ethernet (your NIC and other networking devices)
an Ethernet cable that has a pair of wires that cross somewhere between the ends (see illustration)
a perfectly OK way of connecting two (and only two) Ethernet devices
a special cable that flips
a special cable that has the wires in the cable set up a different way
a special type of Ethernet cable that lets you
a type of Ethernet cable wired in such a way that it can connect two computers directly together, removing the need for a hub or switch
a way of cheating that system by taking the incoming and outgoing wires and crossing them over inside the cable
Cable that can directly connect two computers over their communications ports.
Type of network cable used to connect two similar devices back-to-back.
A cable in which the receive and transmit lines (input and output) are crossed. Crossover cables are sometimes needed to connect hubs together.
A cable with wires that "cross over," so the terminating ends of the cable have opposite wire assignments. (Contrast with straight-through cable).
A crossover cable reverses the pairs of cables at the other end and can be used to connect devices directly together.
A special type of Ethernet cable with two different patterns of pin-outs at each end of the cable.
A twisted-pair cable used to network two computers without use of a hub. Instead of traveling in direct parallel paths between plugs, the signals "crossover," reversing the sending and receiving wire pairs on each end. Crossover cables may be required to connect a cable or DSL modem to a wireless router or access point. close
Ethernet cables have multiple wires inside them. Some are dedicated to sending; some are dedicated to receiving. A crossover cable is a special cable in which the receive and send wires cross so that the sending leads on one device can directly connect to the receiving leads on the other device. When WatchGuard encloses a crossover cable with its products, it is typically color-coded red for easy identification.
type of Ethernet cable required to connect a PCs NIC directly to a router rather than a hub. This was required during BT's ADSL trials but is no longer required because the NTE equipment (for the Ethernet variant) now has a built-in hub.
An Ethernet cable (i.e. Cat 5, Cat 5e, or Cat 6) that has one end pinned according to EIA/TIA-568A and the other 568B. The order of the 4 wires (out of the cable's 8 wires) is reversed at both ends of the cable, that's wire/pin 1 becomes 3, and 2 becomes 6. Crossover cable is used to connect two computers directly or to connect two hubs or switches in a daisy-chain configuration. But if a hub has an uplink port, it doesn't need a crossover cable to connect to another hub. Also see Cat 5 cable. Compare with straight-through cable.
Similar to a straight through, or CAT5 cable, a crossover cable is used to connect two computers directly together without the need of a hub or switch to act as a link between them. It can be used to connect your PlayStation®2 to your computer when you use an Internet Connection Sharing connection type.
A twisted-pair patch cable wired in such a way as to route the transmit signals from one piece of equipment to the receive port of another piece of equipment, and vice versa. This allows communication between two peer devices. The opposite of a crossover cable is the straight-through cable.
A cable used to interconnect two network boards, often to join two T-1 or E-1 lines. The cable is split and folded so that the lines carrying network receive data on one side of the crossover connector mate with network transmit lines on the other side of the crossover.
A cable that connects two identical ports (parallel, USB, etc.) and crosses the transmit and receive pins so that two devices can communicate directly without the use of a hub or other intermediate device.
Type of networking cable that connects two computers or network devices directly to one another. When purchasing this type of cable, the packaging must indicate that it is a crossover cable for the required network interface.
A type of Ethernet cable that connects a switch to a switch, a host to a host, hub to hub or switch to hub. See also straight-through cable.
A twisted pair patch cable wired in such a way as to route the transmit signals from one piece of equipment to the receive signals of another piece of equipment, and vice versa. Commonly is used to connect two PC's together without a hub or switch.
This refers to an Ethernet cable using RJ-45 connectors, where one end of the cable is wired so that the Receive signal pins on one connector are connected to the Transmit signal pins on the other connector. A Crossover Cable may be used to connect two 10BaseT or 100BaseT network cards, basically making a network of two computers, for example.
A network cable that directly connects the transmit pins of one device to the receive pins of another device. These cables are needed to connect two computers in a peer-to-peer Ethernet network, and may also be needed to connect a cable or DSL device to a wireless gateway or access point. Back
An Ethernet Crossover cable is specially wired to allow you to directly connect two Ethernet devices without a hub or switch. These cables differ from standard Ethernet cables in that the transmit and receive wire pairs are reversed. For example, the send pair becomes the receive pair on the other end.
A type of cable that facilitates network communications. A crossover cable is a cable that is used to interconnect two computers by crossing over (reversing) their respective pin contacts.
A cable used to connect two PCs into a very simple network or two connect two hubs.
Ethernet cable that has the transmit and receive pins switched. You use a crossover cable to connect certain kinds of network devices, like hubs.
Cat 5 cable in which the internal wiring crosses over; used to connect computer-to-computer or when no uplink ports are available on a hub.
Transfer data from one computer to another with this unit. A specially designed cable that allows a user to connect two computers directly to each other via their communications ports (RJ45/Ethernet).