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0 pointsDylan1680711y ago0 comments

Wait, what did the person you argued with do wrong? I don't understand.

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function_seven11y ago· 1 in thread

I think by "straight through" he meant that the ends were wired with pairs on 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, and 7/8, instead of the correct 1/2, 3/6, 4/5, 7/8.

rdl11y ago

Exactly. I meant "rollover" I think. That kind of cable is used for console cables for some systems, but not for high speed data networking.

(Not straight vs crossover)

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