Re: different drawings/representations of this setup...

["Arne P. Boettger" <apb@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de>]

On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 10:42:46AM -0400, Jeff Sheinberg wrote:
> Michael Perry writes:
> [snip]
>  > The firewally box possesses one IP, the webserver would possess another
>  > static IP.  Since I will not have more than the webserver initially, I will
>  > probably use a cross over cable from the third nic on the firewall box to
>                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>  > the webserver.
> [snip]
> FYI, I have damaged 2 different Linksys LNE100TX nics using a
> cross-over cable.
> 
> I now use a hub without any problems.
Thats the first time I hear about problems with crossover-cables. 

I would prefer a crossover-cable because you can use full duplex
mode instead of half-duplex.

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