Crossover Dongle

Step 5 Done

Put the cover on the jack. Poof, you're done. Now you can network two PCs sans a hub or switch.

Comments

[Pasit]

i wasnt trying to be critical it was supposed to be a question?? and wtf's the difference between a stait cat5 cable and a crossover cable, and whats a cat 5 cable?

[rahulait]

to be more precise, a cat5 cable is having 5 twists per 1 inch of the cable. its a standard... similar to this we have cat3 cables, cat4,cat6 cables....

[srmousse]

cat 5 cable is the proper term for the most commonly used network cable (the thing that plugs from your internet router to your computer... similar to a phone cord but with more pins). The purpose of a crossover cable is to eliminate the need for a network hub (a device used to network several computers together) when connecting two computers together (or even xbox's for that matter). Basically the crossover cable crosses 4 of the wires so that the two computers (xbox's) can talk to each other.

[Klaudiuszm]

I just wish to clarify here "the thing that plugs from your internet router to your computer... similar to a phone cord but with more pins" that refers to all Ethernet cable not just cat 5. And the cables work by having computer 1's output go into computer 2's input and vice versa. And Pasit, Cat5 is a standard of cabling, rated at 100Mbps and 100 meters, being theoretical.

[Pasit]

i dont get the point of this instructable, u just turned one "outy" end into and "inny" end. so the "outy" end of the other cable that would be plugging into the orange "inny", couldnt it just go strait into the port on the computer istead of through that thing??

[GitarGr8]

Do you know the difference between straight and crossover cable? This turns straight cat-5 into crossover. Crossover is needed for many different networking applications, the most common of which is to connect two PCs with just the cable. Try doing a little research before being so critical.

[static]

Respectfully, you where a bit sensitive that day, as I noted no criticism.

[GitarGr8]

How dare you call me sensitive!! J/K, it couldn't possibly be that my engineering job has worn down my patience for the uninformed....

[The Lightning Stalker]

I don't think the keystone jack grabs onto the outer sheath of the cable. This presents a strain relief problem. It might be a good idea to roughen up the sheath near the keystone jack with some sandpaper and dab some flexible drying epoxy around to bond it with the keystone jack. This comes at a loss of the ability to rewire the jack, but should make a more reliable connection since keystone jacks are intended for racks where the wires won't be flexed often.