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Router and Switch --> Straight Cable
Switch and Switch --> Crossover Cable
Router and Router --> Crossover Cable
Switch and PC ---> Straight Cable
Thumbs Rule :
Similar devices --> cross cable
Different devices ---> straight cable
Cat5 and Cat6 Straight on Different Devices Cross on same Type Devices
Router and Switch --> Cat5e or Cat6 Cross cable Straight through cable
Cat5e or Cat6 Cross cable (Straight through cable for Old model routers) or Fiber SC Type Patch cable .
Straight through Cable is used to connect different devices
To Connact a router and a switch use straight through cable
devices belongs to different OSI layer will require Straight cable while devices belongs to same OSI layer will require Cross cable
yeah, we can use cabl from Router to switch is straight through and we can use PC to Switch is straight through and Router to Router is Cross over cables speed is depending upon our requirement
straight-through PC to switch, Router to switch, PC to Hub
UTP Cable Crossover connection are used to connect two different devices, like routers and switches.
