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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kosandpol" data-source="post: 3257515" data-attributes="member: 105851">Cross linked cables has the wires crossed at the 2 ends to create an uplink cable. A straight cable doesnt have this. Straight cables are used to connect devices to swtiches/hubs where the hub while cross linked cables are used t connect network devices itself (explaining all this will take a long time).Simply put, if you get straight cables, you will need a switch or hub to get the connectivity but with a crosslinked cable you can just plug it directly from one PC to another PC without going through a switch or hub.Read here for more info on cross linked cables : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable</a></blockquote>

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