Re: [MLUG] Question about setting up a network on a budget

[John Engelbrecht <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Yea, thats what uplink on a layer 2 switch is for, or one purpose.
If you use the uplink port, you'll need a crossover cat5 cable.
At least this is what learned in network admin class.

I haven't tried it yet.
And i've been learning standards tend to bend alot.

On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, Pepper, Mike wrote:

> I am in need of 25 to 30 ports.
> This will include a couple of printers.
> Can I simply daisy chain 4 or 8 port routers together to get to the
> number of ports that I need, and still be able to communicate between
> all of the windows boxes on the LAN?
> Or should I go in search of a single unit router that has enough ports.
> Thanks
>
> Mike Pepper
> University of Missouri Columbia
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