Ed,
No, this is a special cable that came with the Farallon card. It has a
special 'flat' end that fits into the card
and a regular RJ-45 male end.
RB
On Monday, February 18, 2002, at 10:33 PM, Ed Kummel wrote:
>
> Is this a standard RJ-45 twisted pair ethernet cable?
> If so, you should be able to get them at any competant
> computer store! Heck, there's a little corner shop run
> by a bunch of geeks I went to highschool with and
> they'll make you a cable in any configuration!
> Usually though, cross-over cables are Red in color, to
> alert networking people that that is not a normal
> cable. If you feel industrious, you can make one your
> self.(I wouldn't recomend this unless you have your
> own RJ-45 crimping tool) And sometimes (I caution you
> on this) and I do mean sometimes...if you have a good
> relationship with your neighborhood Radio Shack and
> the computer guy seems competant...they may have one
> as well! (I had to tell the guy there how to make it,
> but they did it for me and it suited the purpose at
> hand.
> Cat-5 cable has 8 wires. You must have them paired as
> pair1, pins 1&2, and pair2 pins 3&6. Nevermind about
> the rest. For a straight through cable, pair1 on one
> end goes to pair1 on the other end. And as you can
> guess, a cross over cable has pair1 on one end going
> to pair2 on the other end and vise-versa.
>
> If you have questions, there are a TON of examples on
> the internet. Ask and ye shall receive.
> Ed
> web/gadget guru
> come and see my Newt on the web (well, mostly) at:
> http://65.84.243.167
>
> --- Rolf Brakvatne <rbrak29_at_qwest.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Apparently the cable that comes with my Farallon
>> EtherMac card is a
>> 'straight' Ethernet cable because I can only connect
>> to my Macs via a
>> networked hub. Does anyone know if a crossover cable
>> is available for
>> these cards. I contacted Proxim, but they have not
>> responded.
>>
>> RB
>
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