On Wed, 15 Jan 2003 09:19:27 +1300
Sharrea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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
Uhm, I think this is unclear documentation. It seems to me you just have
to connect your 3 machines to the hub with standard 'patch' (cat 5) utp
cables.
HTH,
-Frans
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