Sque wrote:
>Frederick Silliman wrote: > > >>Sque wrote: >> >> >>>Do you have a answer to the question, what damage is caused by using the wrong >cable? Never seen smoke with serial or ethernet with the wrong cable and I've been >known to mix my cables a bit. >>> >>> >>Jim Arnott jumped in and sidelined the subject under "X-over pinouts". >> >> >> > >Which proves what? On a normal cable TX goes to TX, ect. How does that >cause smoke? >Perhaps if you made your own you could muck it up bad enough to cause >damage but we're comparing a x-over and straight through cable not >trying to roll our own. >So I'll ask again with the aid of the pin out pages, where does the >smoke happen? > IF, you purchase, from a commercial source, a manufactured crossover cable, this whole thread (and side threads) is null, no smoke, works fine. In the thread [CAT 5 Cable?] J Sand wrote: ..................................................................................................................................................................... Where can I get a pin description for the crossover as I have a 610 and an iMac I need to get to talk to each other and do not have a router yet? John ................................................................................................... Which would give the indication that he intended to make his own. -- Fred.... [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.imagine2020.com/737724502 -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
