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crossover cable

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crossover cable

A network cable that crosses the transmit and receive lines. It is used to connect hubs and switches together using standard MDI-X ports, which are already crossover ports. The crossover cable crosses the lines first so that after the MDI-X crosses the lines, they are effectively back to a non-crossed condition. See MDI port and null modem cable.

Crossing Over!
The whole idea is to put the transmitted data onto the receive line of the receiving machine.



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Once both Network cards are up in both nodes, the second "private" or heartbeat connection is established using a crossover cable and an internal TCP/IP address.
All ports automatically adjust for straight-through or crossover cables -- there is no need to worry about cable type.
The units also come standard with a built in crossover switch on the cooper port so no costly, inconvenient external crossover cables are required simplifying installation.
 
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