Howard Helbein on Fri, 25 Jun 1999 16:46:49 -0400 (EDT)


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Re: [Plug] Off topic hardware question


> > Assuming the hub you get will have one MDI-X port, just plug it into
> > this crossover port used to conenct hubs.
> 
> Is that a standard hub feature, or will I have to pay a bit more?  I'm
> currently working on a somewhat tight budget. :)

All of the Ethernet hubs that I vae seen, including cheapo 4 port
models, have included this feature.  Sometimes its a dedicated
MDI-X port and sometimes theres is a button to switch the port
between MDI and MDI-X.  Forget what MDI stands for.

Hey, I have actually contributed something to this list.  Too bad
it wasn't Linux related :(


> But anyway, I have another crossover cable lying around that I was
> going to convert so I can plug my printer into the network.

Unfortunately, all of the hubs I have seen only have one MDI-X port.

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