Cross-connect cable

[MikeTheTV]

I wanted to hook up a Home network using @Home service. Because I need to know what is cross-connect cable. One of my cable modem(Cyber Surfer) needs one of them to hook up for both PCs to use Internet. Are the newer hubs has these connections(ports) or do I need some special 10\100tb hubs.

Any reply would help http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[Roy]

I use two 10/100 PCI cards and a LAN cross-connect (AKA crossover) cable. You can tell the difference between it and a patch cable by looking at the colors of the wires in the plastic modular connectors. They are in the same order at both ends for the patch cable, different on the cross-connect.

The pinout for the cross-connect is:
1 ~ 3
2 ~ 6
3 ~ 1
4 ~ 7
5 ~ 8
6 ~ 2
7 ~ 4
8 ~ 5

[MikeTheTV]

Thanks man. You are a life saver http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[BC]

If you are wanting to use your cable modem and share internet access for the two PCs what you can do is just get a hub and then plug in your cable modem into the #3 port or #7 generally on a 4 or 8 port hub respectivly. with this set up you wont need a crossover cable. But I would not recommend a 10/100 hub I have had some bad luck in the auto sencing part.

[MikeTheTV]

If you don't know read this. I got this from @Home Tech support. (My cable modem is CyberSurfer)


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Setting up a Home Network:

One way to set up a home network is to use Ethernet cards in each networked computer, connected to a hub that is connected to your cable modem. To set up such a network between the computers in your home, you will need at least the following gear for each computer:

A 10BaseT Ethernet card (NIC) running at 10 MB/sec. Note that Ethernet cards vary greatly in performance; an inferior card will greatly reduce the speed you achieve with your @Home service.
An RJ45 category 5 cable to connect the computer to your network hub.
For your cable modem, you may need:

An RJ45 category 5 cable to connect your cable modem to your network hub. Depending on your brand of cable modem and whether or not your hub offers a cross-connect port, you may need a cross-connect cable:
You need a cross-connect cable if you have a Motorola CyberSURFR or LANcity (Bay Networks) LCPT cable modem and your hub does not have a cross-connect port. If your hub does have a cross-connect port, connect that port to your cable modem with a standard cable.
You need a standard cable if you have a LANcity (Bay Networks) LCP cable modem.
For troubleshooting, an RJ45 category 5 cable to connect a computer directly to your cable modem (this one may have to be a cross-connect cable, depending on your type of cable modem, as listed above).
To complete your network, you'll need:

A 10BaseT Ethernet hub running at 10 MB/sec. Note that Ethernet hubs can vary in performance; an inferior hub will reduce the speed you achieve with your @Home service.
An example of how a home network could be connected together is shown here:
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In this figure, the red cable between the cable modem and the hub might need to be either a standard or a cross-connect category 5 cable. This depends on your type of cable modem and whether or not your hub has a cross-connect port, as explained above. The cables between the hub and your computers are standard category 5 cables.
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I got every thing hook up and now every thing is working fine. Each PCs has its own IP addresses and can share files and a printer. Not bed for 2 players games http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif