Re: [OT] HUB question
Actually the "uplink" port on most hubs is simply a crossed-over regular
port, so assuming your distances and hops are within the spec, you can use
a crossover cable between two of the same kind of ports (uplink or
regular) or a non-crossover between the two (one side uplink , the other
side regular).
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On Mon, 23 Jul 2001, Robert Waldner wrote:
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> On Sun, 22 Jul 2001 17:42:32 EDT, Sunny Dubey writes:
> >I have two hubs, and I'd like to be able to connect them to each other. Both
> >have a port called "uplink port", do I need to use a cross over cable to
> >connect both hubs using their uplink ports, or should I use a normal cable to
> >connect the both of them?
>
> Well, this /kinda/ off-topic[0] here, but anyway:
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> Yes, usually you need a x-over cable whenever there´s something called
> an "up"- or "cross"-link port. I don´t know why the manufacturers make
> ports called uplink or the like (because I can do whatever I want with
> every port no matter what they call it), but such is life.
>
> 0: So reply-to: sender
>
> cheers,
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