Creating an RJ45 crossover cable ShowWhat's an RJ45 plug?
A network card may have several types of connectors, with the most common being:
An RJ45 connector; A BNC connector (coaxial cable).
The RJ-45 is the one which interests us here, as it it the most widely used. The cables...
Network equipment - The switch ShowSwitches
A switch is a multi-port bridge, meaning that it is an active element working on layer 2 of the OSI model. The switch analyses the frames coming in on its entry ports and filters the data in order to focus solely on the right ports (this...
RJ45 Plug ShowRJ45 plugs
The RJ45 connector (RJ stands for Registered Jack) is one of the main connectors used with Ethernet network cards, and transmits information over twisted pairs of wires. For this reason, it is sometimes called an Ethernet port: