Check the listing for details. 5Ft CAT6 Shielded Crossover Cable Gray Wire/Green Boot. Color: Gray, Condition: New. Listed at 9.54 USD. An Ethernet crossover cable is a type of Ethernet cable used to connect computing devices together directly. It is most often used to connect two devices of the same type: e.g. two computers (via network interface controller) or two switches to each other. By contrast, patch cables or straight through cables are used to connect devices of different types, such as a computer to a network switch or Ethernet hub. Our cross over patch cable is offered in gray color cable with green color boots in order to distinguish from straight wired patch cable. Our Category 6 shielded cross cables are made of four twisted 26AWG pure copper wire pairs cable. Each pair is foil shielded then 4 pairs are again braid shielded. This double shielding structure provides ultimate EMI protection. Conductor: 4-pair 26 AWG stranded pure copper wire Shielding: Each pair foil shielded / 4 pair braid shielded Connectors: RJ45 shielded plug with 50 micron gold plating contacts Jacket: CM type PVC Certification: Compliant with TIA/EIA standard by UL and ETL; RoHS Compliant Wiring: T568B cross wiring