Hi all OT I know, but I can't figure out what type of Cat 5 UTP cable (and possibly adapters) I am supposed to use with this 5-port switching hub I picked up at the auction.
The hub manual says: <quote> Fast Ethernet Ports These ports require Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable. These ports can be used to connect to individual workstations, servers or other Ethernet devices. The attached station must be within 100 meters of the 10/100 Switching Hub, and a straight-through cable must be used when connecting a single-address device or a crossover cable when connecting a multi-address device such as a 100Base-TX repeater. When connecting a workstation or a server, a standard 100BASE-TX adapter must be installed. </quote> I have 3 PCs that I want to network with one being used solely as a firewall with ipcop. Each PC has a NIC. I connect to the internet via a dialup modem. My theory so far: 1. Connect external dialup modem to firewall machine which will provide internet access to the other 2 machines. 2. Connect each of the 3 machines to the hub with (?) cat 5 utp cable and (?) adapters. Could someone please enlighten this thick newbie as to which cable and adapters (if any) I should use? Any help greatly appreciated. Cheers Sharrea -- Help Microsoft stamp out piracy - give Linux to a friend today
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