Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 12:58:04 -0400 From: Alan Clegg <abc@bsdi.com> To: Ken Keeler <kkeysler@nwlink.com> Cc: questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Accessing FreeBSD Gateway from Another FreeBSD Machine Message-ID: <20000710125804.I99728@shell.wetworks.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007100944260.46262-100000@localhost>; from kkeysler@nwlink.com on Mon, Jul 10, 2000 at 09:59:23AM -0700 References: <20000710103411.25690.qmail@web4102.mail.yahoo.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007100944260.46262-100000@localhost>
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An SMTP stream claimed that Ken Keeler muttered:
> If you are connecting a PC (or other computer) to a hub, you almost
> always need a straight through cable. (there may be reasons not to do
> so, but I can't think of one right now)
The only time you would use a cross-over cable connecting a system to a
hub was if you were using the "uplink" port on the hub. Those "uplink"
ports are already crossed over so that you don't *HAVE* to use a cross-over
cable to connect to the next hub.
AlanC {turning 5 port hubs into 6 port hubs..}
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