Where can I buy a cheap crossover cable in the Raleigh area?

I searched for one on worstbuy.com and its a rip-off

12/8/2007 8:19:21 PM

just borrow a crimper from somebody and make one

12/8/2007 8:34:46 PM

i had actually thought about that option, but i'm 99% sure nobody I know has one

So my next question, where can I buy a rj45 crimper?

Or more generally speaking, can anybody recommend a decent computer store whose prices wont rip me a new asshole?

[Edited on December 8, 2007 at 8:41 PM. Reason : a]

12/8/2007 8:38:52 PM

Intrex has cables, 7ft for < $5, 25ft for $8.99.
http://www.intrex.com

There is also Anything PC in crossroads are near BJ's and Baba Ghannouj. Decent selection of weird cables and parts, good prices.

-- Dave

12/8/2007 9:31:38 PM

on this note I have a crimper and left over wires and caps if anyone is interested

12/8/2007 10:08:39 PM

you can get these at any radio shack for around $5 for 7-8 feet.

12/8/2007 11:02:24 PM

They still make network hardware that doesn't auto-switch?

12/9/2007 12:01:17 AM

Why do you need a crossover cable?

Most modern network cards can automatically use a regular patch cable where ordinarily you would have needed a crossover.

12/9/2007 1:00:41 AM

^^ yes, auto-mdix wasn't mandated until the 802.3ab. For general 10/100 use, the added manufacturing cost wasn't justified.

^ I didn't realize they were adding auto-mdix functionality in PC NICs as well.

12/9/2007 9:37:56 AM

^^ I'm rebuilding my old computer for my parents and I only have one wireless nic which I'm using on this computer. I have capital area broadband in my apt. which is wireless only, so I'm going to use the crossover to grab any needed files before I reformat.

12/9/2007 9:58:40 AM

I have a pigtail that you can have (if you have a straight-thru cable that is)

12/9/2007 1:42:39 PM

well i ended up going to RadioShack and the guy there ended up giving me a crossover cable he had in the back for free

got my computers talking to each other and transferred the files i needed so thanks everybody for the info

12/9/2007 1:55:06 PM

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"I didn't realize they were adding auto-mdix functionality in PC NICs as well. "

The NICs on my motherboard do this.

12/9/2007 5:06:28 PM

I've been out of the loop on what's going on in the PC world for 7+ years, so that's interesting. seems like kind of a useless thing to have on a NIC. It would only be valuable when connecting to another PC back to back.

12/9/2007 11:18:04 PM

My mom's Powerbook from a good 6 or 7 years ago can auto switch.

Quote :

"It would only be valuable when connecting to another PC back to back."

Yeah that's exactly what it's for. I would think Joe Consumer would be more likely to need this functionality than enterprise level network geek.

12/9/2007 11:38:24 PM

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" enterprise "

pshhhhhhh

12/10/2007 3:43:22 AM