Crossover cable and patch cable telling the difference

[riosluts]

is there any way to tell if an network cable is a crossover or patch?

[jawanda]

Well ... it's most likely not a crossover unless you bought it specifically for that purpose.

But if you need a crossover, you can cut open a regular cat5 and make some mods.

-P

[psyko514]

typically, the ends will be different colors on a crossover cable.