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Re: [LUG] Connecting router to a switch

 

Grant Sewell wrote:

>On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:54:33 -0000
>"Colin James" <colin.james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>does have a switch but only 4 which isn't enough for me so thats why I need 
>>the 2 together. just about to have a go at getting it working. no doubt I 
>>will need some help with something later!
>>Thanks
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>If your router has a built-in switch, then it is possible that you'd need a 
>cross-over cable to go between it and another switch.  It depends on whether the 
>router manufacturer has "stuck to the rules" or not.  Always handy to have both 
>cables around, just in case!
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Don't most modern switches autodetect the cable anyway. So you should be
able to use either. Older switches used to have a specific port marked
for uplink.

Pete


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