M Harris wrote: > On Thursday 03 May 2007 01:03, Michael S. Dunsavage wrote: > >> Another question is, in first scenario, would the firewall PC get connected >> to the Router's internet port (is that uplink?) or into one of the regular >> ports. >> > This depends upon your switch. My eight port high speed switch has a > specific > uplink RJ45 that attaches to the eth0 nic card of my [firewall, NAT] box. My > five port high speed switch does not have a specific uplink port... any one > of the five RJ45 jacks can be used as the uplink--- doesn't matter. See you > owner's manual for the switch... if the back of the switch has a jack labled > uplink its a safe bet that you should use that one... > > >
It doesn't matter what switch port you use. That "uplink" switch/port is used when connecting to another switch or hub and requires one of them to be cross wired. Otherwise, you'd need a crossover cable to connect two switches or hubs. Since he's connecting to another NIC in a computer, a crossed connection is not needed. -- Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
