2006-06-22 21:02:54 · 4 answers · asked by nithin g 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
a cross cable, or better known as a Patch cable looks the same are the cables that you normally use.. but one major difference is that a cross-over cable is used to connect PC to PC directly from Network card to Network card... thus eliminating the need for a HUB or Switch... the only difference is that 2 pairs of wires are flipped so that when you use the cable the receive and send wires are able to work... if you try using a normal CAT5 cable and try to connect 2 pc's together via network cards... it will not work.. because the send wires connect to the send wires on the Network card.. and same goes for the Receive wires... so you can't send to a send or receive from a receive... gotta send to a receive and receive from a send... lol anyways...
check out the link below for a better visual
2006-06-22 21:12:35 · answer #1 · answered by PC-Guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's also known as a "null-modem" cable and it is used to connect two computers without a router.
2006-06-23 04:08:02 · answer #2 · answered by Crowfeather 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is used to connect two computers for localised networking
2006-06-23 04:08:56 · answer #3 · answered by grizzlyd9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this link will help you http://www.jncasr.ac.in/parallel/bala/node11.html
2006-06-23 04:05:46 · answer #4 · answered by Josie V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋