--- David Hogg <davidgeorgehogg at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > What is a crossover cable exactly? > Ta, > David. > On 5 Jan 2004, at 14:31, David Crump wrote: > A standard ethernet cable transmits and receives pin to pin I.E. Pin 1 to pin 1 etc. A crossover transmits 1,2 to 3,6. Only needed for computer to computer hookups and sometimes uplinks from router to router or switch to switch. ===== Brian Personal Email briang113 at yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003 http://search.yahoo.com/top2003