Crosswired versus Straight Through

[Alphathree33]

What's the difference?

I'm connecting two 10/100 ethernet cards to a cable/DSL router.

Which type of CAT-5 cable do I want to buy?

Thanks in advance.

 

[ojai00]

You need patch cable for that type of connection. You'd use a crossover cable if you're connecting one computer directly to another.
This is a good read: CAT5 Straight, Crossover. What is CAT5, which one should I Use?

Hope it helps.

 

[ktwebb]

Standard Cat5 or Cat5E. Use the newer Cat5E. Rated to gigabit speeds. The difference in straight and crossed cables is what the name implies. On a crossover cable, two pairs are crosses. 1&3, and 2&6. Crossover used between two NIC's without a hub/switch, or if you need to uplink a hub/switch and it doesn't have an uplink port.