It's not and I've seen pre-made cables constructed this way. Of course if you want to transport something other than 10baseT or 100baseT ethernet you might have a problem....
On Thu, Nov 08, 2001 at 09:12:59AM -0600, Byron Como wrote: > Scott Harney wrote: > > > > >Since ethernet only travels over positions 1,2,3 & 6 in the cable you > >can see that this will result in a proper crossover. > > > Actually, I am in the habit of only connecting 1,2,3 & 6 and have had > good results. Anybody think of a reason why this is a bad practice? > > Byron > > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ -- Scott Harney<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP Key fingerprint = 6D 31 C3 00 77 8C D1 C2 59 0A 01 E3 AF 81 94 63 ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
