Crossover ethernet cable

[ash213]

i have a cable which came with my virgin media router, but how do i tell if its crossover ?

cheers

 

[jay 210]

http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/network/cable/cable5.htm
this might help ya look at your cable check the wires ....: multi :

 

[GaryM]

i have a cable which came with my virgin media router, but how do i tell if its crossover ?

cheers

If it came with a router then it should be straight as routers don't use crossover cables.

 

[Devilfish]

If the ethernet ports on your router are Auto-MDI/MDIX then you can use a crossover or a direct network cable. If not, then probably only a direct network cable will work!

But I would imagine most new routers these days could use both.

 

[GaryM]

I didn't know both could be used.
Would routers ship with a crossover cable? I think its more likely straight through.

Have a look at the colours on the clear ends to see if they tally up against each other.