On 02/25/2017 08:17 PM, wrote:

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Aren't crossover cables "yellow"? Why use one unless required?

There are plenty of straight through yellow cables. I screen them with
my tester.


I have some yellow cables - all straight through.

The crossover cable I have is beige (dirty white) with a paper tag at
one end. I haven't used it in years.

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