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| How do you wire a loopback cable? |
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| Which wires aren't used in Twisted Pair? |
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| How do you wire a rollover cable? |
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| Both sides exactly the opposite. |
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| When do you use a straight-through, or patch cable? |
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Host to switch or hub.
Router to switch or hub. |
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| When do you use a crossover cable, besides for identical devices? |
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| Hub to switch, router direct to host. |
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| Why use a Rollover Cable? |
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| To connect a host to a router serial console, or a PC running a terminal emulation to a switch or router. |
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| 25 pair wire termination block limited to 10Mbps. |
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| A cable, often called a Feeder Cable, that holds 25 pairs of wires in a single insulating jacket. |
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| A feeder cable that contains 100 pairs of wires. |
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| Used as a distibution point, has punch down on one side and RJ-11 or RJ-45 on the other. (Tough to use with CAT-6 |
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| Main Distribution Frame, Where network wires are centralized and meet. |
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| Intermediate Distribution Frame, connected to the MDF and used for greater flexibility of wiring. |
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| Also called a NID (Network Interface Device, A device installed by the PSTN between the external and internal network for protocol conversion and testing purposes. |
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| What is another name for a console cable? |
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