RE: X-over cables [was Direct cable connection]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ronin2@bellatlantic.net [mailto:ronin2@bellatlantic.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 3:45 PM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: X-over cables [was Direct cable connection]
>
>
> On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 22:34:02 +0000
> Hugh Saunders <hugh@mjr.org> wrote:
>
> > on the subject of crossover cables, do you know where you can get
> > adapters that go on the end of normal patch cables to convert them
> > to crossover?
> >
> > The reason i ask is because i only want to carry one
> network cable in
> > laptop bag but would be useful to have a crossover cable sometimes..
> >
> This sounds like a do-it-yourself job. Take about six inches
> of cat-5, put a regular connector on one end and a female
> connector on the other. Switch the wires on either one end or
> the other to make it crossover.
>
> If you can't do it maybe you know a networking person who can.
>
> Kevin
>
Careful with this if you try it yourself because it is not a 1 to 1
crossover. Ethernet only uses ping 2,3,4, and 6 so you need to cross 2 to
4, 3 to 6, 4 to 2, and 6 to 3.
Barry deFreese
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