Re: Crossover cable
Mike-
It is not in the spec but is an unfortunate reality of the marketplace for
connecting two like stations or hub-to-hub connection where neither hub has
an MDI port (as opposed to MDI-X).
The point is that we cannot damage equipment when a cross-over cable is
correctly or incorrectly inserted into the link.
Geoff
At 03:48 PM 10/5/99 -0400, Mike_S_McCormack@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>The only reference that I can find to crossover in cabling in the 802.3
>specification is in a sentence that such wiring is beyond the scope of
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>Should I assume therefore that there is no specification for crossover
>cables?
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