D-Link DFE-2600 User Manual page 40

Dual-Speed Stackable Hubs User's Guide
DEVICE PORT
USED
Normal
Hub
Uplink
A crossover cable is a twisted-pair cable in which the wires have been
crossed. The figure below shows the pin assignments for an Ethernet or Fast
Ethernet crossover cable:
NOTE: The port 1 1X jack shares its circuitry with the
Uplink jack. If you connect a hub to the
Uplink jack, you cannot plug anything into the
1X jack. And the reverse is also true; if any-
thing is plugged into the 1X jack, the Uplink
jack cannot be used.
When uplinking two dual-speed or Fast Ethernet hubs or hub stacks in this
fashion, the maximum distance between any two end-stations in a collision
domain is 205 meters. If the length of the longest hub to end-station connec-
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DEVICE BEING
CONNECTED
Hub or
Switch
Server (or PC)
Hub or
Switch
Server (or PC)
PORT
TYPE E TO USE
Normal Crossover (X)
Uplink Straight-Through (||)
Straight-Through (||)
Normal Straight-Through (||)
Uplink Crossover (X)
Crossover (X)
Making Connections
CABL