[ale] Patch vs. crossover cables

[danlambert at bellsouth.net (Dan Lambert)]

All of them can be standard patch cables, Trey.

Dan Lambert 

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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Trey
To: ale at ale.org
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Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 2:18 PM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: [ale] Patch vs. crossover cables

I've got a box with 3 NICs I'm going to setup as a firewall.  One NIC
connected to my DSL modem, one NIC for my internal network, and one for a
DMZ.  The DMZ and internal networks will have more than one PC on them, so I
have a couple of hubs.

My question is, given this architecture (with no PCs directly connected to
one another, only to hubs) is there any need for a crossover cable, or will
all cables needed be standard patch cables?

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Trey
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