CROSSOVER CABLE - An Ethernet cable using RJ-45 connectors, where one end of the cable has the order of the second two pairs of the 8 wires (green and orange) swapped. Instead of wires 1, 2, 3, and 6 going straight through, you have 1 going to 3, 2 going to 6, 3 going to 1, and 6 going to 2. (Thanks to DN for pointing that out.) You can use a crossover cable to directly connect two 10BaseT or 100BaseT network cards, basically making a network of two computers for easy file transfer or configuration of network printers or other devices. As well, crossover cables are often used to connect 10BaseT and 100BaseT hubs together. |
CROSSOVER CABLE Definition
