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| 2378.1 | | KAOFS::S_HYNDMAN | Ride life's curves | Tue Jun 13 1995 17:30 | 6 |
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Why not use the one that is already there on the front of the
module?
Scott
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| 2378.2 | You opened my eyes and I now see | MSDOA::LOVE | Do it with DNA | Fri Jun 16 1995 13:41 | 7 |
| RTFM, I looked at the front panel and saw the RS422 port for out of
band management and an AUI Ethernet connection. I was flying light and
had left my manual at home, which I would not have looked at anyway.
Thanks, for setting me straight, now all I need to do is figure out if
I need a cross over or a straight through cable.
Norm
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| 2378.3 | | KAOFS::S_HYNDMAN | Ride life's curves | Mon Jun 19 1995 13:55 | 6 |
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Most repeaters including ours, have the crossover done in the
repeater. Therefore you would typically use a straight through cable.
Scott
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| 2378.4 | Total number of crossovers must be an odd multiple.. | NETCAD::BATTERSBY | | Mon Jun 19 1995 14:09 | 10 |
| >>Most repeaters including ours, have the crossover done in the
>>repeater. Therefore you would typically use a straight through cable.
Nope! Both repeaters have internal crossovers, so the number of
crossovers would be an even number. No link would be established.
A crossover cable will provide the additonal crossover to make the
total an odd number, and the link will be established between these
two repeaters.
Bob
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| 2378.5 | Further clarification.... | NETCAD::BATTERSBY | | Mon Jun 19 1995 14:15 | 11 |
| <------------- Sorry for being misleading. I'm assuming that
both ends of the cable in question are repeaters, thus the reason
for stating that a crossover cable is needed to bring the total
number of crossovers to an odd multiple. Basically, the rule is
if you have a 10base-T device with an internal crossover connected
to another device with an internal crossover, make sure the total
number of crossovers is an odd multiple. If there is only on device
at each of a 10Base-T link with an internal crossover, then a straight
thru cable will be the right choice.
Bob
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| 2378.6 | X marks the cross-over spot... | MSDOA::REED | John Reed @CBO = Network Services | Mon Jun 19 1995 15:25 | 5 |
| The front port of a packetprobe does NOT have an "X" on it. This means
(by convention) that it doesn't internally cross-over. You are safe
then, attaching it using a straight-through cable (BN25G) to a repeater
with an "X" marked on the front panel port (such as DETMM).
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| 2378.7 | It's not a cross-over | MSDOA::LOVE | Do it with DNA | Mon Jun 19 1995 19:27 | 6 |
| That is what the X means! I happened to have a spare cross-over cable
and it did not work. I borrowed the straight through I am using on my
Alpha and it worked. So I am going ahead and order a couple of
straight throughs, so that I will have one of each as spares.
Norm
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