> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 3:45 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: X-over cables [was Direct cable connection] > > > On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 22:34:02 +0000 > Hugh Saunders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > on the subject of crossover cables, do you know where you can get > > adapters that go on the end of normal patch cables to convert them > > to crossover? > > > > The reason i ask is because i only want to carry one > network cable in > > laptop bag but would be useful to have a crossover cable sometimes.. > > > This sounds like a do-it-yourself job. Take about six inches > of cat-5, put a regular connector on one end and a female > connector on the other. Switch the wires on either one end or > the other to make it crossover. > > If you can't do it maybe you know a networking person who can. > > Kevin >
Careful with this if you try it yourself because it is not a 1 to 1 crossover. Ethernet only uses ping 2,3,4, and 6 so you need to cross 2 to 4, 3 to 6, 4 to 2, and 6 to 3. Barry deFreese NTS Technology Services Manager Nike Team Sports (949)-616-4005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Technology doesn't make you less stupid; it just makes you stupid faster." Jerry Gregoire - Former CIO at Dell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]