* Rollover cable(Console port to computer)
Straight cable(switch-router) :
* Straight cable is used to connect different group devices. For example Switch- Router.
* Straight cable is a kind of twisted pair cable used in a local area network to connect a computer to a network hub such as a router.
* Straight cables are used for linking different devices.
* It is an 8 wired patch cable.
* It is also used for connecting PC to the switch or router to a hub.
* The main purpose of a straight cable is to connect a host to the client.
Cross cable(PC-PC, switch-switch) :
* Cross cable is used to connect the same group devices. For example Switch-Switch.
* Cross cable is a cable used to interconnect two computers by reversing their respective pin contacts.
* Cross cable is a cross-wired cable used to connect the two computers or hosts directly.
* Cross cable is used when two similar devices are to be connected.
* Cross cable crisscross each other, and this makes the communication of two devices at the same time.
Rollover cable(Console port to computer) :
* Rollover cable is used to connect the console port to the computer.
* Rollover cable is used to connect the computer's terminal to the network's router console port.
* Rollover cable is referred to as a Cisco console cable, and it is flat and light blue in color.
* Another name of a rollover cable is Yost cable.
* Rollover cable is identified by comparing the end of the cable with another cable as rollover cables are beside each other.
* Rollover cable allows the programmer to connect to the network device and can manipulate the programming whenever required.
