[Gllug] Stupid networking question (hardware)

[Martin A. Brooks]

M.Blackmore wrote:
>>From the one-never-puts-in-enough-wires dept. :-(
> 
> If one needs to put 2 or 3 devices at the end of only one wire, and has
> an old dim hub to use, how does it work when its attached to the switch
> at the other end?

It Depdends[tm].

Some switches are smart enough to figure it out themselves. Some are not 
and will require a cross cable.  Your switch and/or hub may have a 
special port (usually the first or last) which can be switched into 
"uplink" mode.

Mart.
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