Agreed. There are some newer NICs (I've heard Apple uses them) and switches that "autodetect" if they should be a crossover of straight through on the jack, but that's it. And i'd bet a significant chunk of cash that nobody will EVER put this level of tech into a lowly little hub (which is what he specifically mentioned). If I'm wrong, and they do, I'd also bet money that the purchasers are also the same people that by fiber to TP transcievers so they can plug their "fiber to the desktop" workstations into this little hub. :)
Kev. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cade Cairns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 2:03 PM Subject: Re: (clug-talk) crossover cables > YOU MUST BE INSANE! ELECTRICITY DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY! > > Just kidding. I cant imagine any reason for the transmit pins to suddenly > for some reason change, can anybody who responded with (or know) prove > me wrong? > > Regards, > Cade Cairns > > On Mon, 10 Feb 2003, Garth Meisel wrote: > > > OK, hold up here. Everybody is going bezerk and all I asked was one simple > > question. I'll ask it again. > > > > Will a hub perform properly with all crossover cables instead of regular > > (straight thru) cables? > > > > This has nothing to do with what the normal is or how things SHOULD be done in > > an ideal world. I just want to know if the hub and everything would function > > with crossovers everywhere instead of regular straight thru cables. That > > means a crossover feeding the hub and crossovers to the systems hooked to the > > hub. > > > > >
