[Gllug] Ethernet crossover wiring

[Ryan Cartwright]

Dylan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm off to a friend's on saturday to set up shared internet. 
> Unfortunately the gateway is going to be a windows box, but you can't 
> have everything!
> 
> 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?
> 
> Cheers
> Dylan

Assuming this is broadband and we're not talking about a lot of 
machines, why not get him to splash out on a router/modem/gateway 
device? Most of the £30-£50 ones have an OSS firewall built in. :o)

Either way the hub option seems better to me. As Russell has said the 
other option is to have two NIC's in each machine.

The thing most friends under-estimate when they ask me to network their 
PC's at home is the number of cables running around the place. I guess 
they must all work in raised floor offices. Usually I find after 
finishing that the friend's other half is less than happy at the band of 
CAT-5 cables (neatly) stapled to the skirting board by the hub. :o)

cheers
Ryan
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