2nd floor: PC -------switch-------PC
                        | (uplink port)
                        | Ethernet cable between floors
                        |
1st floor: PC---------hub (or switch)-----PC
                        | (cable port)
                        |
                        |
                    Cable router----------------to cable co.

You can substitute hubs for the switches in the above diagram.

A 5-port 10/100 switch costs about $45 these days.



-- 
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group


 Thanks for very clear diagram, one last question, when i connect ethernet cable from 
regular port (1st fl)to uplink port (2nd fl), do I need to use cross over cable or 
just regular(patch) cat-5 one?

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