Ray, The description says that each port supports automatic MDI/MDX detection. Just use a straight cable and it will be fine. Hal Cardona PC Sleuth - http://www.pcsleuth.com Owner WinXPHelp Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WinXPHelp Author - ABComputers http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc -----Original Message----- From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ray at home Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 7:11 PM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: A networking question Yeah, that was what I thought when I bought it too. It sure is an odd number to not have an uplink port, wouldn't you say? It's the older model of this, http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=69. It even says in the description, "no confusing 'crossover' ports." WEAK! Ray at home > -----Original Message----- > From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Timothy Mangan > > A 5 port hub will always have an uplink port. It will be at > one end or the > other. > > Timothy R. Mangan - Founder, TMurgent Technologies > tmangan@xxxxxxxxxxxx www.tmurgent.com (+1)781.492.0403 > ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor Pearl Software Internet Monitoring, Filtering, and Control Solutions Enabling User & Group Level Oversight & Access Policies Fully Functional in a Thick or Thin Client Environment http://www.pearlsw.com ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor Pearl Software Internet Monitoring, Filtering, and Control Solutions Enabling User & Group Level Oversight & Access Policies Fully Functional in a Thick or Thin Client Environment http://www.pearlsw.com ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm