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NIC to Router Connection and pinout confusion
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in CCNA & CCENT
from what ive read i understand that both
NIC and Router
transmit on pins 1 and 2 and receive on 3 & 6
my question is then how come you can connect your pc to a router on your home network using a straight through cable?
NIC and Router
transmit on pins 1 and 2 and receive on 3 & 6
my question is then how come you can connect your pc to a router on your home network using a straight through cable?
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alan2308 Member Posts: 1,854 ■■■■■■■■□□
You're not actually connecting your PC directly to the router, you're connecting it to the built-in switch.
And besides that, most newer equipment supports auto-MDIX, which auto-senses which pairs it should transmit and receive on. -
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winner9909 Member Posts: 17 ■□□□□□□□□□
so there is another connection inside the physical router unit ?
in other words Nic to Physical port on router unit(switch) then from there to an internal router? -
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odysseyelite Member Posts: 504 ■■■■■□□□□□
winner9909 wrote: »from what ive read i understand that both
NIC and Router
transmit on pins 1 and 2 and receive on 3 & 6
my question is then how come you can connect your pc to a router on your home network using a straight through cable?
Your home router has a built in switch. If you hook up your pc to a enterprise router is may not work and require a cross over cable unless it has auto sense and then it logically changes the pins using software.Currently reading: Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action -
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alan2308 Member Posts: 1,854 ■■■■■■■■□□
winner9909 wrote: »so there is another connection inside the physical router unit ?
in other words Nic to Physical port on router unit(switch) then from there to an internal router?
Yes, internally, the router and the wireless access point (if you have a wireless router) are connected to the switch. So while what you have is one physical device, logically its three distinct devices. -
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winner9909 Member Posts: 17 ■□□□□□□□□□
good stuff. Thanks guys. im sure i may have more questions as i study.