Quick cabling questions about linksys router setup on cable modem

[kehi]

Hey guys I am finally getting cable this friday Anyways, I have a linksys router and I was wondering what type of cat5 cable do I need (straight through or cross over) to connect the cable modem to the router. ( I think I will do this thorugh the uplink port but I am not sure). Also, what kind of cable do I need to connect the routers other ports to the nics in seprate boxes?? Thanks for the help and take care

 

[Rkonster]

If you use the uplink port, it is my understanding that you can use a normal cable. A crossover would kind of defeat the purpose. The boxes connect to the ports on the router via a normal cable as well.

I have a linksys dsl setup, and am using no crossover cables.

 

[kehi]

Thanks for the help. Should I connect the cable from the cable modem to the uplink port or does it hook to a regular port on the router??

 

[flippinfleck]

What router did you say you had? Linksys? There should be a wan port that you would connect the cable modem to. No need for crossover cable, straight through patch cable will work wonders! Heck, the modem may even come supplied with a patch cable. My DSL modem did anyways.

 

[ojai00]

Yea, follow what flippinfleck said. There should be a WAN port on the back of that router. You can use straight-through cable for that as well as for your connections to the NICS on the computers hooked up to the router. Hope this helps.

 

[JackMDS]

Take a look at the following link, the debate in the posts above is not accurate:

CAT5 Straight, Crossover. What is CAT5, which one should I Use?