Modern devices don’t need this anymore, but older web link devices might.
This is where you need a “crossover” cable.
What Is an Ethernet Crossover Cable?
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A cheap, fast, and reliable way to turn on Ethernet cable from your router into seven.
A versatile crimping, stripping, and cutting tool that supports standard and pass-thru RJ4 plugs.
A cheap, fast, and reliable way to turn on Ethernet cable from your router into seven.
That being said, these days, it’s far easier to buy a pair of crossover adapters.
These little gadgets go onto the ends of an existing straight-through cable and convert them to crossover.
Easy-peasy, with no wire stripping or swearing required.
A versatile crimping, stripping, and cutting tool that supports standard and pass-thru RJ4 plugs.
They turn your standard Ethernet cable into a crossover cable for ten bucks.
At least, you don’t if your web link gear is fairly recent.
They turn your standard Ethernet cable into a crossover cable for ten bucks.
