At 10:38 PM -0800 on 01/07/03, Clark Martin wittily wrote:
>At 9:54 AM -0800 1/7/2003, Denny Davis wrote: > >>The cable says BELKIN COMPONENTS CATEGORY 5e PATCH CABLE #R7J304 VERIFIED >>(UL) CAT 5e 4PR 24AWG TYPE CM OR MP E129760 CSA TYPE PCC FT4 LL80671 ETL >>VERIFIED TO TIA/EIA 568A ISO/IEC 11801 www.belkin.com, with a white printed >>label that is taped on the cable that says Cross-Over. >> >>Also when I bought it it was in a unopened package, so I think it is likely a >>Cross-Over cable like I said. :-} >> >>I haven't done any networking before, so I am trying to check and see if >>there if I do have the correct type of cable and that there isn't some >>notorious problem with the ASANTÉ FriendlyNet 10T adapter. >> >>It looks like I need to get another AAUI Adapter, does anyone have one that >>is known to work? >><<<+=+=+=>>> > >There is a known problem between some Asante NICs and 10/100 >auto-negotiation ports. When I encountered it putting a 10BaseT hub >between the Asante NIC and the 10/100 switch (in this case) fixed the >problem. >-- >Clark Martin >Redwood City, CA, USA >Macintosh / Internet Consulting >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Would this known problem affect me in trying to connect my Beige desktop G3 to my Quadra 610 with a crossover cable? I am not using a hub at the moment, so time later when I have more Macs that I want to network or when I get a cable modem I intend to get a hub. Mean while I just want to connect my two Macs to each other as cheap as I can do it. :-} <<<+=+=+=>>> "I'm sure we can all pull together, sir." "Oh, I do hope not, I really do hope not. Pulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. Free men pull in all kinds of directions." ~Terry Pratchett: "The Truth" -- 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
