Joe, a technician, is attempting to connect two hubs to add a new segment to his local network.
He uses one of his CAT5 patch cables to connect them; however, he is unable to reach the new
network segment from his workstation. He can only connect to it from a workstation within that
segment. Which of the following is MOST likely the problem?

A.
One of the hubs is defective.

B.
The new hub is powered down.

C.
The patch cable needs to be a CAT6 patch cable.

D.
The technician used a straight-through cable.