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[londint]

I am in the process of connecting 2 switches together through a patch panel.

Can I start with a straight-through cable half way and end up with a cross-over cable?

Thanks

[smif101]

Yes you can, but I think the easiest thing you could have done was just try it and then see if it came up.

[Luis_Felipe_Morales]

Yes you can, but I recommend you to use an Auto MDIX (Medium Dependent Interface crossover), this allows you to connect same devices with a straight-through cable, but remember that you have to enable speed, duplex and mdix to auto on that port:

#configuration terminal

(config)# interface X

(config-if)# speed auto

(config-if)# duplex auto

(config-if)# mdix auto

if you want to disable Auto-MDIX:

(config-if)# no mdix auto