D dario03 Fully Optimized Messages 2,078 Sep 8, 2005 #1 Needed to get some cables and was just going to order through newegg. Wanted to get at least 12ft but the only one the have bigger is Cat 6. Will that work? Oh and I want to plug 2 computers and a PS2 into a router do I need patch or crossover?
Needed to get some cables and was just going to order through newegg. Wanted to get at least 12ft but the only one the have bigger is Cat 6. Will that work? Oh and I want to plug 2 computers and a PS2 into a router do I need patch or crossover?
B BASSMASTER Daemon Poster Messages 813 Sep 8, 2005 #2 CAT6 will work fine No, just straight through CAT6 cable
OP OP D dario03 Fully Optimized Messages 2,078 Sep 8, 2005 #3 BASSMASTER said: CAT6 will work fine No, just straight through CAT6 cable Click to expand... Is straight through a patch cable?
BASSMASTER said: CAT6 will work fine No, just straight through CAT6 cable Click to expand... Is straight through a patch cable?
O Obtruse_Man4 In Runtime Messages 439 Sep 8, 2005 #4 Yeah you want a patch cable. Crossover is used for direct communication, such as connecting a computer to another computer with no router in between.
Yeah you want a patch cable. Crossover is used for direct communication, such as connecting a computer to another computer with no router in between.
B BASSMASTER Daemon Poster Messages 813 Sep 8, 2005 #5 Yeah sorry, you don't want a crossover cable, regular cat6 cable is called patch cable also.
