So, we now have *three* conflicting opinions on how to splice these
wires, and you say it's *bad* advice to simply buy a new hub?

On Tue, 2001-12-11 at 16:57, Churchill, Dan (MN65) wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org
> > [mailto:tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Joseph Key
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 3:59 PM
> > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Home networking question
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 11:01:52AM -0600, Chad C. Walstrom wrote:
> > > not have an uplink port on either, obtain an RJ45 crossover cable.
> > > 
> > >     Table: Crossover Cable
> > >                         PINs
> > >     Cable  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8
> > >     ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
> > >       1   w/o   o   w/g   bl  w/bl  g   w/br  br
> > >       2   w/br  br  w/bl  g   w/gr  bl  w/o   or
> > > 
> > I beleave the correct pin out for the crossover cable is
> > 
> >       Cable  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8
> >       ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
> > 	1   w/o   o   w/g   bl  w/bl  g   w/br  br
> > 	2   w/g   g   w/o  w/bl  bl   o    br  w/br
> 
> Actually, I don't think that's quite right either.  Someone feel free to go
> for or against me on this, but this is how I've always wired my crossover
> cables (and I've made and used quite few):
>     Cable  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8
>     ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
> 	1    w/o   o   w/g  bl  w/bl   g  w/br  br
> 	2    w/g   g   w/o  bl  w/bl   o  w/br  br
> 
> Essentially, you are just switching the green pair with the orange pair on
> one end of the cable.  Everything else stays the same.
> 
> Dan Churchill
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