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No, usually that would be a straight-thru cable because the signal is crossed over by the switch itself.
Yes you can get a crossover cable for any of the Ethernet cable series on one end of the cable two of the smaller cables inside are crossed over so they are not straight through cables
crossover cable connects two devices of the same type
a patch cable is aslo called a straight-through cable
It's a type of computer cable where some of the strands inside are "crossed over" compared to a "straight through" cable. You only need a crossover cable if you are connecting a computer directly to another computer. If you are connecting a computer to any other device like a switch, or a router, then you use a straight through cable, which are easier to find and cheaper. You can google for a crossover cable and it will show you a picture of which pins are crossed over.
How can I configure straight through cable?
A straight cable will be sharper, have less play in the system.
straight cable
A normal crossed ethernet cable will do.
Same device----> crossover cable Different device->Straight through cable
A straight-through ethernet cable.
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