I have a cat 5 crossover cable between 2 rooms allowing me to share an
internet connection.
Want to change it over to a straight cable, and replacing the cable
would not be easy.

Question: If I join another short crossover cable at one end, do I get
a straight cable?

Thanks ....Ian

IG wrote:
> I have a cat 5 crossover cable between 2 rooms allowing me to share an
> internet connection.
> Want to change it over to a straight cable, and replacing the cable
> would not be easy.
>
> Question: If I join another short crossover cable at one end, do I get
> a straight cable?
>
> Thanks ....Ian

I don't think so, but you could get the wiring diagram for a straight
cable and re-wire the crossover cable to be straight. And if you are
planning on installing a router, you can just use the crossover cable.
Most modern routers can handle either straight or crossover cables.

Good luck, jimbo

IG <no_email@_hotmail.com> writes
>I have a cat 5 crossover cable between 2 rooms allowing me to share an
>internet connection.
>Want to change it over to a straight cable, and replacing the cable
>would not be easy.
>
>Question: If I join another short crossover cable at one end, do I get
>a straight cable?
>
>Thanks ....Ian

Look at the following for the wiring diagrams of the cables

Http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/ne...ble/cable5.htm

the way I think two crossover cable would work is that it will
effectively be a straight through cable as you want.

I reckon two crossover cables will go;

cable 1 cable 2
1 -> 3 -> 3 -> 1
2 -> 6 -> 6 -> 2
3 -> 1 -> 1 -> 3
6 -> 2 -> 2 -> 6

nospam wrote:
> IG <no_email@_hotmail.com> writes
>
>> I have a cat 5 crossover cable between 2 rooms allowing me to share an
>> internet connection.
>> Want to change it over to a straight cable, and replacing the cable
>> would not be easy.
>>
>> Question: If I join another short crossover cable at one end, do I get
>> a straight cable?
>>
>> Thanks ....Ian
>
>
> Look at the following for the wiring diagrams of the cables
>
> Http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/ne...ble/cable5.htm
>
> the way I think two crossover cable would work is that it will
> effectively be a straight through cable as you want.
>
> I reckon two crossover cables will go;
>
> cable 1 cable 2
> 1 -> 3 -> 3 -> 1
> 2 -> 6 -> 6 -> 2
> 3 -> 1 -> 1 -> 3
> 6 -> 2 -> 2 -> 6
>
>
>
>
>

Hmmmm?? It looks to me that connecting two crossover cables gives you
a longer crossover cable.

Good luck, jimbo

In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, jimbo
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>nospam wrote:
>> IG <no_email@_hotmail.com> writes
>>
>>> I have a cat 5 crossover cable between 2 rooms allowing me to share
>>>
>>> internet connection.
>>> Want to change it over to a straight cable, and replacing the cable
>>> would not be easy.
>>>
>>> Question: If I join another short crossover cable at one end, do I get
>>> a straight cable?
>>>
>>> Thanks ....Ian
>> Look at the following for the wiring diagrams of the cables
>> Http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/ne...ble/cable5.htm
>> the way I think two crossover cable would work is that it will
>>effectively be a straight through cable as you want.
>> I reckon two crossover cables will go;
>> cable 1 cable 2
>> 1 -> 3 -> 3 -> 1
>> 2 -> 6 -> 6 -> 2
>> 3 -> 1 -> 1 -> 3
>> 6 -> 2 -> 2 -> 6
>>
>
>Hmmmm?? It looks to me that connecting two crossover cables gives you a
>longer crossover cable.
>
>Good luck, jimbo

I don't understand your comment.

instated of pin 1 going to pin 3 with one crossover cable

pin 1 goes to pin 3 in the first cable then the second cable sends pin 3
to pin 1

so this is a straight cable



--
Nospam

Huh? If you hook pin 2 to pin 6 then hook pin 6 back to pin 2, the net
result is pin 2 to pin 2. Two crossover cables = 1 straight thru.


"jimbo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> nospam wrote:
>> IG <no_email@_hotmail.com> writes
>>
>>> I have a cat 5 crossover cable between 2 rooms allowing me to share an
>>> internet connection.
>>> Want to change it over to a straight cable, and replacing the cable
>>> would not be easy.
>>>
>>> Question: If I join another short crossover cable at one end, do I get
>>> a straight cable?
>>>
>>> Thanks ....Ian
>>
>>
>> Look at the following for the wiring diagrams of the cables
>>
>> Http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/ne...ble/cable5.htm
>>
>> the way I think two crossover cable would work is that it will
>> effectively be a straight through cable as you want.
>>
>> I reckon two crossover cables will go;
>>
>> cable 1 cable 2
>> 1 -> 3 -> 3 -> 1
>> 2 -> 6 -> 6 -> 2
>> 3 -> 1 -> 1 -> 3
>> 6 -> 2 -> 2 -> 6
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Hmmmm?? It looks to me that connecting two crossover cables gives you a
> longer crossover cable.
>
> Good luck, jimbo

jimbo wrote:
> nospam wrote:
>
>> IG <no_email@_hotmail.com> writes
>>
>>> I have a cat 5 crossover cable between 2 rooms allowing me to share an
>>> internet connection.
>>> Want to change it over to a straight cable, and replacing the cable
>>> would not be easy.
>>>
>>> Question: If I join another short crossover cable at one end, do I get
>>> a straight cable?
>>>
>>> Thanks ....Ian
>>
>>
>>
>> Look at the following for the wiring diagrams of the cables
>>
>> Http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/ne...ble/cable5.htm
>>
>> the way I think two crossover cable would work is that it will
>> effectively be a straight through cable as you want.
>>
>> I reckon two crossover cables will go;
>>
>> cable 1 cable 2
>> 1 -> 3 -> 3 -> 1
>> 2 -> 6 -> 6 -> 2
>> 3 -> 1 -> 1 -> 3
>> 6 -> 2 -> 2 -> 6
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Hmmmm?? It looks to me that connecting two crossover cables gives you a
> longer crossover cable.
>
> Good luck, jimbo

Yes, nospam and you are correct. My bad. It would take a crossover
connector block to result in a longer crossover cable.

I still wonder why OP wants to convert to a straight throught cable.

jimbo