Derek Kalweit wrote: >> You won't see any appreciable difference under normal >> use of two cascaded switches as opposed to one big >> switch. > > With switches, particularly with only 2, you won't see a difference. > WIth hubs, you should only string 2 or 3 along(they should be > tree-topology if you need more), I believe it is(or so says Ethernet > spec). > > Whil, many of the newer switches have ports that automatically detect, > or they have uplink ports. Just plug the uplink of one to a regular > port of the other-- you'll get lights on both to indicate it's > working. If there's no uplink port, try port to port-- if you get a > light, you're good. If you don't, get a crossover cable(or make one, > just remember-- all 8 conductors for gigabit) and use that, which will > definitely work...
Perfect, just the info I was looking for. Now I get to play in the server room for a while... Whil (Who didn't really mean 'play'.) _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
