Would is a female coupler work for connecting two CAT5e ethernet cables? Im just confused as to whether it should be male or female...Thanks in advance!..
2007-01-19 17:53:24 · 4 answers · asked by Brian F 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Yes, you should be able to join two CAT5e cables with a female coupler. How to know if you need male or female? Think literally. The male end has the 'plug' and the female has the 'socket' into which the male plugs. Another way to think about it: Male has a plug, and female has the hole. That applies to anything electronic (stereos, video cables, networking, you name it).. So if you have two male ends that you need to connect, you put a female coupler (has two female sides) between them....
Side note: couplers are also refered to as 'gender-benders' because when you plug a wire into one side of it, that wire changes its 'gender.'
2007-01-19 17:59:45 · answer #1 · answered by davidinark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to covisec.com and search GVCOUPLER. See if that's what your looking for. Is your cable 4 pin or 6 pin? RJ45 or RJ11?
2007-01-19 18:07:42 · answer #2 · answered by skrubz69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep...you want a RJ45 coupler that's female to female
2007-01-19 20:51:35 · answer #3 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm assumming you want to extend it...
use a dual female-female CAT5 adaptor
2007-01-19 17:56:48 · answer #4 · answered by AoPS-er 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋