[COMP] Re: CrossOver cabling

> At home I have a small network, basically 2 PC's
> connected using Crossover Ethernet.
> I have just bought a small hub, and now I want to
> change the cabling back to 'straight-through' type.
>
> Currently using the crossover cable, only 4 wires are
> required, my question is will reconnecting the 4
> wires to each other(i.e. GREEN<->GREEN, etc) allow
> the network to operate with the hub, or do I need to
> connect all 8 wires in the Ethernet cable together
> to function correctly?

You still only need the 4 wires, leads 1,2,3 and 6, straight through.

John





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