[ale] Patch vs. crossover cables

[hbbs at comcast.net (Jeff Hubbs)]

No need for a crossover unless you're going NIC to NIC or hub/switch to 
hub/switch, unless hub/switch in question has a "convertible" port for 
the purpose.

Trey Sizemore wrote:

>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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