specific internet cable

**okeee** · 09-24-2009, 05:04 PM

Is a specific cable used for internet access and others for LAN, for example? Or is any cable that fits in the LAN port ok for internet access? I tried to start up internet, but there was a message that no cable was connected. The cable I used to have for internet access looked somewhat different, but this cable has some extra rubber at the connectors.

**wrench97** · 09-24-2009, 05:28 PM

Cat 5 or Cat 6 network and internet cables are the same thing.
What does the other end of the cable plug into a router or a modem?

**kodi** · 09-24-2009, 05:37 PM

There is two types of cable they both look the same but are wired differently.
The crossover cable is used to connect two computers together and the Patch cable is to connect router/modems to computers

**okeee** · 09-24-2009, 08:18 PM

Do you have an example of both types of cables of how they look like exactly?

I'm not sure how the internet connection was installed, but I'm quite sure that the internet connection was send to a network hub, and from it multiple computers could be connected. Other computers have been connected to it, but I'm not sure what type of cable was used. I don't think that a router is being used.

**wrench97** · 09-25-2009, 01:20 AM

They look the same the wires inside are connected to a different pin.
http://www.xbox-hq.com/html/xbox-tutorials-275.html

09-24-2009, 05:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
okeee TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 547 OS: win me	specific internet cable Is a specific cable used for internet access and others for LAN, for example? Or is any cable that fits in the LAN port ok for internet access? I tried to start up internet, but there was a message that no cable was connected. The cable I used to have for internet access looked somewhat different, but this cable has some extra rubber at the connectors.

09-24-2009, 05:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,346 OS: Win7	Re: specific internet cable Cat 5 or Cat 6 network and internet cables are the same thing. What does the other end of the cable plug into a router or a modem? __________________ Power Supply and Selection

09-24-2009, 05:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,396 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Re: specific internet cable There is two types of cable they both look the same but are wired differently. The crossover cable is used to connect two computers together and the Patch cable is to connect router/modems to computers __________________ Brian

09-24-2009, 08:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
okeee TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 547 OS: win me	Re: specific internet cable Do you have an example of both types of cables of how they look like exactly? I'm not sure how the internet connection was installed, but I'm quite sure that the internet connection was send to a network hub, and from it multiple computers could be connected. Other computers have been connected to it, but I'm not sure what type of cable was used. I don't think that a router is being used.

09-25-2009, 01:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,346 OS: Win7	Re: specific internet cable They look the same the wires inside are connected to a different pin. http://www.xbox-hq.com/html/xbox-tutorials-275.html __________________ Power Supply and Selection