[Gllug] Ethernet crossover wiring
Tethys
sta296 at astradyne.co.uk
Thu Feb 23 22:40:41 UTC 2006
Dylan writes:
>Question is, if I put a socket in each room, can I configure the wiring
>between them to act as a crossover? It this likely to be stable, or
>should I tell him to shell out for a cheap hub?
Yes, it'll work. Yes, it'll be stable. Yes, it's false economy. You're
throwing away future expandability (and probably paying more for your
crossover cables anyway), when an 8 port switch can be had for a tenner.
Tet
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