On Tue, 2003-01-07 at 15:23, rkevill wrote: > Having a problem connecting a new 10/100 "auto everything" > Switch to my existing 10/100 hub.
When connecting two hubs or switches, the only thing that is important that there is exactly *one* crossover between the two devices. This can be accomplished in many ways: 1. A crossover cable. 2. A plain port to a crossover port with a normal cable. 3. A crossover cable between two crossover ports. To see if a cable is crossover or not, plug both ends into the same device, into normal ports, and both should lite up. Conversely, a normal cable doesn't light up, unless you plug one end into a crossover port. A crossover port is sometimes called uplink. You normally cannot use both the crossover port and the socket directly next-to it (there is normally a line drawn between them.) Finally, I have never heard of an automatic crossover port. Good luck. -- ()/)/)() ..ASCII for Onno.. |>>? ..EBCDIC for Onno.. --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 8888 - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
