Lecture 4: Network Cabling and Tools
3 Types of Ethernet cable are used in Networking 1-Straight through Cable 2-Cross Over Cable 3-Roll over cable Straight through cable, Cross over Cables are used for data transfer While Rollover cable is used to configure routers / switches / network devices. To remember which type of cable you should use, follow these tips: To connect two serial interfaces of 2 routers we use serial cable . To specify when we use crossover cable or straight-through cable, we should remember: Group 1: Router, Host, Server Group 2: Hub, Switch One device in group 1 + One device in group 2: use straight-through cable Two devices in the same group: use crossover cable For example: we use straight-through cable to connect switch to router, switch to host, hub to host, hub to server… and we use crossover cable to connect switch to switch, switch to hub, router to router, host to host HOW TO MAKE A NETWORK CABLE: 1. Unroll the required length of network cable and add a little extra wire, j
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