Here's a site with a diagram if you are inclined to "roll your own." All
you need is a regular 10BT cable, wire snippers and electrical tape. I've
made several crossovers with the "twist 'n' tape" method, and they have
given me years of service.
http://www.ots.utexas.edu/ethernet/10quickref/ch5qr_5.html
cheers,
Doug
<michael_at_michael-hussmann.de> wrote:
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Newton MessagePad 2100
> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 13:13:35 +0200
>
> Manfred Mortera (mmortera_at_netpci.com) wrote:
>
>> You mention a "crossover" cable. Does that mean there is no HUB? I've always
>> thought that Ethernet was a star topology rather than a bus.
>
> Ethernet as such doesn't specify a particular topology, but 10Base-T,
> 100Base-T (fast ethernet) and gigabit ethernet require a star topology
> (i.e. you generally need a hub). However, for connecting two devices, be
> it two desktop computers, a PC/Mac and a Newton, a computer and a printer
> etc., a crossover cable works (nearly) as well. With two gigabit ethernet
> computers, even a normal patch cable suffices, as this interface can tell
> whether it's connected to a hub or another computer.
>
> - Michael
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