a friend told me that if i want to connect computers via a hub then i need parallel cables. but for direct ethernet-port-to-ethernet-port connection between two computers a serial type of lan/ethernet/crossover cable is needed. what is the explanation behind this
2006-12-05 07:01:05 · 8 answers · asked by Rishabh Singla 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
The two types are straight through and crossover, not parallel and serial. Your friend needs a course in basic networking.
If you look at the ports on a hub or switch, you'll note that they have a letter 'X' on them. Look at the port on a computer NIC or router and there's no 'X'. Use a straight through cable to connect a port with an 'X' to one without. Use a crossover cable to connect two like ports (with or without the 'X') together.
2006-12-05 07:58:14 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Serial Ethernet Cable
2016-12-12 07:58:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friend sounds a little mixed up. I'll clear it up for you.
There are two ways with ethernet to connect two PC's together, 1) With a hub/switch 2) Without a hub/switch
With a hub/switch, you need two standard Cat 5e or 6 cables, one running from PC#1 to the HUB, and one running from PC#2 to the hub.
Without the hub/switch, you'll just need a single Cat 5e or 6 crossover cable. Run it from PC#1 to PC#2.
Forget about the serial/parallel thing. There is no such thing as a "Serial Cat 5" or "Parallel Cat 5" cable. You won't find one in any store.
Technically, all Cat 5e or 6 cables are serial so don't even worry about that. Just look for "Cat 5e" or "Cat 5e Crossover", depending on which you need.
2006-12-05 15:02:05 · answer #3 · answered by The Psycho 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with the wiring sequence on the cables and how it's negotiated within a switch or hub. The short version is that you'll need a crossover cable to connect two computers directly, you'll also need to manually configure the IP address if you wish to use TCP. If you're going to connect through a switch or hub, you can use a regular ethernet cable. Most network cables are regular ethernet, crossovers will almost always be labelled as such. For more information on the actual wiring in the connectors, a little research will explain that. From a purely functional perspective, crossover for direct connections, regular when going through a network device.
2006-12-05 07:05:16 · answer #4 · answered by Grrraarrr 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
To connect to computers directly you need a crossover ethernet cable. Both cables are cat 5 ethernet. The standard cable has the wires in the same order on both ends, the crossover doesn't.
2006-12-05 07:04:58 · answer #5 · answered by brandenbass19 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
nicely. No USB cable is Male to Male. so that you won't be able to do it. even if that in case you decrease as a lot as cables and tried to make it paintings. both computers might want to imagine you correct the USB cable to slightly of hardware and it would want to opt for you to position in a driving force. Which there might want to be no drivers. also even if that if it did paintings. you does no longer opt for to apply it. USB cables are a lot slower then a ethernet cable. you may want to ought to apply a immediately with the help of or crossover ethernet cable. this can enable LAN.
2016-11-23 18:28:46 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you need a regular old ethernet cable to connect a computer to a router/switch/hub. To connect two computers, directly, you need what's called a "crossover" cable.
2006-12-05 07:07:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's only one type of ethernet cable and that's the Cat-5 cable, the only difference are the ends of the cable which we call the cable connectors. Just make sure you have both ends for ethernet ports.. That should work with ethernet port-to-ethernet port connection
2006-12-05 07:12:05 · answer #8 · answered by xtine 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋