From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 28 16:15:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74D7D16A54A for ; Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:15:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (ms-smtp-02-lbl.southeast.rr.com [24.25.9.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0911F43D5C for ; Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:15:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jason@ec.rr.com) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (cpe-065-184-201-054.ec.rr.com [65.184.201.54]) iASGFo4R014095; Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:15:50 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <41A9FA4D.6080308@ec.rr.com> Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:18:21 -0500 From: jason User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8 (X11/20041025) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: johne edw References: <20041128095501.82292.qmail@web25407.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20041128095501.82292.qmail@web25407.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: rj-45 connector X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:15:54 -0000 johne edw wrote: >dear sir, >i've 3 computers and i want to connect them togather as a workgroup >network via a hub. i know that the both ends of cable must have the same sequense of color .please advice me if that the color sequence of wires connected to rj-45 connector is important or not?..i mean, in another word, is there a special sequense of color ? or any sequense of color will be valid when the both ends have the same color sequense ? >i wish that response will come on soon........best regards > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > Also you may want to buy a switch if you have not already got a hub. The effective bandwidth between your computers would be like 100mb/3 with a hub. Better yet you could use a BSD machince as a switch/router/internet gateway for your work group. You'll just need a few extra network cards for it, but I think the least expensive way of doing it would be a hub.