Refer to Figure 5 below to compare the wiring of a straight-through and a crossover cable.

Figure 5 Straight-through Cable/Crossover Cable

Normal

Pin

Pin

 

Uplink

Normal

Pin

Pin

 

Normal

port

 

port

port

 

port

Rx+

 

1

1

 

Tx+

Rx+

 

1

1

 

Rx+

 

2

2

 

 

2

2

 

Rx-

 

 

Tx-

Rx-

 

 

Rx-

 

3

3

 

 

3

3

 

Tx+

 

 

Rx+

Tx+

 

 

Tx+

 

4

4

 

 

4

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

5

 

 

 

 

5

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tx-

 

6

6

 

Rx-

Tx-

 

6

6

 

Tx-

 

 

 

 

 

7

7

 

 

7

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

8

 

 

 

 

8

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3Com 3C16702A manual Straight-through Cable/Crossover Cable