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RE: Basic CAT5 Network Question


  • Subject: RE: Basic CAT5 Network Question
  • From: "Danny Dawson" <dannyd4315@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:50:18 +0000

It depends wat switches you have, try connecting them with a straight
through cable first either on the first or last port
If you cant see it on the other switch then try a crossover.
Danny


>From: "flidgetuk2002" <neil@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: [ukha_d] Basic CAT5 Network Question
>Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:09:47 -0000
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>I'm moving my network switch (and servers) into a server rack in the
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>garage and I was wondering if I could take a CAT5 cable through the
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>wall into the study and then plug in another switch to give me more
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>connections in the study.
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>This would be rack switch to one CAT5 Cable then another switch (in
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>the study) then many CAT5 cables to printer/desktops etc.
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>Cross-over cable keeps jumping to mind, but I'm not sure in what
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>context. Can anyone help?
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