WELL SAID! -----Original Message----- From: Ian Bruseker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: February 10, 2003 2:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: (clug-talk) crossover cables
Garth, I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of what this list is all about. This is a community. We talk, hangout, discuss, share knowledge for the benefit of all members (and, generally, on the subject of Linux, since this is a Linux users group). When people answer with long detailed answers, it's because they are giving an answer that they hope will help the whole list, not just you (but hopefully that will help you too - if you asked the question, the assumption is that you don't know everything about the subject, so this info is as much for you as for the rest of the list). This quite often includes background information about the subject to help those who aren't familiar with the subject (but who are interested in learning) the information they need to fully understand the subject at hand. The list isn't here for you to ask simple questions yes/no questions that you could figure out just by reading any book on the basics of network wiring (and certainly on the web too - use Google). Or, in this case, get the parts and try it yourself. Nothing beats experience. If you ask a question, expect a long answer - we're trying to help you, and everyone else on the list too. If you don't want a long answer, don't ask the list, ask someone personally or do the research yourself. Ian On Monday 10 February 2003 7:56 am, 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.
