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Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:19 PM
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Subject: [newbie] OT - Which ethernet cable to use
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
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All you need is a plain cat5 cable not a cat5 crossover cable most computer stores carry them. They look round, come in different colors and have what looks like a telephone plug end on both ends. Plug into the ethernet card on the computer and the other end into the switch. Your above theory should work. If you have problems connect the modem to the uplink position on the switch and both NICs on the firewall into the switch. Sounds dumb but it was the only way I could get a cable modem to work. There should be no adapters needed just the cable. HTH Dennis M.
