IWatkins

Hi All,

See diagram below.

Most traffic will be between the PCs, but all of them need limited traffic to the ADSL Router and out to the Internet.

Now I understand the PC to the Switch connection (straight through CAT5 UTP).

But the Switch to ADSL Router, is that straight through or crossover ? Its been a while and I remember it is crossover for hub to hub but not sure here but am guessing it is actually straight through.

If it is any help, the ADSL Router is a Netgear DG834 and the Switch is a Netgear GS608.

Thanks in advance

Ian

NotoriousREV

Probably straight through unless the switch has an uplink port.

Lum

How many ports on that ADSL router? as if the router is acting as a switch, then you may need a crossover.
OTOH, if your switch has an uplink port then that port basically crosses over a straight cable for you, so you can use either so long as you get the right port.

FWIW, I'd just nick one of the straight PC-Switch cables, see if it works or not and then go out and buy the appropriate cable.

snowysilver

Definately a straight through cable as essentially your connecting a switch to a switch and these can perform the crossover function if needed internally.
Any normal straight through UTP (cat5) cable will do

ozzy

Ian,

If you read the PDF datasheet for your ADSL modem and switch, they both have auto-sensing uplink ports. So, if you connect either a normal Cat5 UTP cable (or even a cross-over), they will sort themselves out.

Stefan

ChrisB

Auto MDI / MDI-X - lovely invention

IWatkins

Read the manual ? Are you sure ?

Just found the PDFs and you are not wrong. Looks like straight through all the way then.

Thanks everyone.

Just need to lay a couple of hundred metres of CAT5, wire up a few wall sockets, hook all this gear up and I'll be there.

Cheers

Ian