Palm ETHERNET HUB manual Crossover Cables

Crossover Cables

When making an uplink connection between one hub and another (or between a hub and a switch or bridge) using X -type jacks at both ends, you must use a crossover cable. In a crossover cable, two pairs of wires are switched at one end. Carry out the following steps to create a crossover twisted-pair cable:

1.Leave one end of the cable as-is, with the wiring on the RJ-45 connector unchanged. The wiring needs to be modified at one end only.

2.At the other end of the cable, connect wires 1 and 2 to contacts 3 and 6, respectively. Likewise, connect wires 3 and 6 to contacts 1 and 2. Refer to the following diagram:

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