Brief Overview on Patch Cable
Surely, you can find this certain cable in different lengths and colors for several different requirements. Besides, you can also get some products in custom lengths and colors. You will find a lot of network administrators that make their own Ethernet ethernet cable cables in order to get the most suitable cable for their system. Therefore, they could make cut-to-length cables to handle cable management in a network room.
If you buy some games for your children and in the directions it says to use a cat 6 non booted patch cable, you will understand now what it is used for. This type of cable is especially good for use if your computer system is not going to be moved around and it is in a stable position. These cables are also available in happy and bright colors from your local discount department store. As far as the Ethernet cable, it can also be purchased from Wal*Mart or other stores. I know for a fact that some cable companies bring Ethernet cables along and put them on the computer when they connect the computer to the cable modem. You can also get a connector if you need the cable to be longer.
Crossover cables actually crossover. Meaning that wire 1 on one end does not come out as wire 1 on the other end. The wires are crossed over and this is why if you try to use this kind of cable in the previous setup, nothing will work. The data along the way changes wires and it means that the router or hub you are trying to connect your computer to has no way of understanding the information that it is receiving. So when would you need a crossover cable? These cables are used for connecting two computers together directly or connecting two hubs or switches together directly. This is done so that the wires are swapped over to match the correct pins on the receiving end. If you've ever looked at a hub or switch, you may have noticed a port called an uplink port. This uplink port functions exactly how a crossover cable does. You can use this uplink port to connect two switches together with a patch cable because the uplink port actually crosses over the wires internally and makes it possible to receive data directly from another switch.
