From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue May 21 20:52:29 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id UAA06001 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 21 May 1996 20:52:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from whizzo.transsys.com (whizzo.TransSys.COM [144.202.42.10]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id UAA05990 for ; Tue, 21 May 1996 20:52:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost.transsys.com (localhost.transsys.com [127.0.0.1]) by whizzo.transsys.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA06914; Tue, 21 May 1996 23:51:53 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199605220351.XAA06914@whizzo.transsys.com> X-Authentication-Warning: whizzo.transsys.com: Host localhost.transsys.com [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: "Amancio Hasty Jr." cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org From: "Louis A. Mamakos" Subject: Re: SMC Ultra References: <199605212225.PAA00926@rah.star-gate.com> In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 21 May 1996 15:25:29 PDT." <199605212225.PAA00926@rah.star-gate.com> Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 23:51:53 -0400 Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk You ought to be able to get two 10Base-T (and likely 100Base-TX) ethernet hosts to talk to each other if you build a "null" or "cross-over" cable to connect the two together. The wires in question are: 1 & 2 (one pair) 3 & 6 (the other pair) which should be swapped on the other connector. That is 1&2 should be wired to 3&6 on the other connector, and vice-versa. louie