The red StarTech Gigabit Cat 6 Crossover Ethernet Adapterfrom StarTech Gigabit Cat 6 Crossover Ethernet Adapterquickly converts your standard straight-through Gigabit Ethernet cable to a crossover connection so you can run peer-to-peer networking tasks. The adapter comes with a male Ethernet plug on one end and the other end has a female Ethernet connector. On the inside, it is built with all 4 pairs crossed to interface with two computers directly.

Straight-Through to Crossover Conversion    Female-to-Male Connection    Supports Full Gigabit Speeds

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. I have Mac with Thunderbolt 3 need to connect to thunderbolt2 Harddisk. is this compatible?

A: I bought two of this Startech adapter. Both are attached to a PC with dual Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports. One adapter is connected to Thunderbolt 2 device, and the other to a Thunderbolt 1 device. Both devices are recognized by Windows through the Thunderbolt interface and I/O works fine in both directions. No issues whatsoever.

Q: 2. Thunderbolt startech with apple

A: Yes, this will work with Apple devices

Q: 3. Will this work if i want to connect two lavalier mics with 3.5 TRS male connections into a Voice recorder with a standard 3.5 female mic input?

A: Yes, I would think it would work perfectly. Good luck!

Q: 4. Can I use this adapter to connect my Dell Precision laptop with Thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt 2 Black Magic Ultra studio express capture card with no issues? I will be testing this, just wondering if anyone knows the answer.

A: I ordered the StarTech thunderbolt adapter to connect my Motu 1248 audio interface (which uses thunderbolt 2) to my Dell XPS thunderbolt 3 port. This device has worked flawlessly ever since I purchased it. The Motu 1248 is a very advanced and complicated interface, so my thinking is if it works for the Motu, it should work for just about everything.

Q: 5. how do you connect this to speakers?

A: Connect to external speakers through 3.5mm mini-jacks or optical S/PDIF.

Q: 6. will this work with with a blue yeti mic

A: Yes, this is compatible with the Blue Yeti microphone.

Q: 7. I have a thunderbolt black magic intensity game capture, will this convert the original thunderbolt up to a usb type c so then i can use it on my Asus ROG?

A: Providing your Asus ROG has Thunderbolt 3 included in its USB-C specification, this adapter will work with standard Thunderbolt, and Thunderbolt 2 devices.

Q: 8. Will this work with a fujifilm x100v camera? I want to record and monitor audio using a Rhode mic and Senal headphones. I have an adapter to plug the StarTech into the camera's audio mic port.

A: No, the StarTech Headset Adapter will not work as desired with the FUJIFILM X100V Digital Camera. This adapter works with a TRRS input/output connection that is capable of sending signal in both directions simultaneously, commonly found on smartphone and some computer headset connections. The 2.5mm microphone input connection on the X100V is an input only, and will not also send output signal to be monitored via headphones. It is suggested to use the microphone input and headphone output connections of the X100V independently in this scenario.

Q: 9. Will this allow the Seagate HDD//8TB to connect to my 2012 macbook pro?

A: This adapter is currently thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt 2/1 connection only and is mainly used on PC to connect older thunderbolt hard drives. No macs currently support thunderbolt 3. I managed to create a 10Gb network connection between a PC and a Mac Pro using this adapter.

Q: 10. Will this enable my WD My Passport Pro Thunderbolt Ext Drive work with my new 2015 Macbook?

A: Yes, it will.