Most recent switches use auto-detect ports that remove the need for a crossover cable. It should say on the box, possibly listed as something like "Auto MDI/MDX detection". It's also likely the uplink port is going to be married to one of the local ports such that you use one or the other, with each wired in reverse from the other or it'll just be auto-detect.
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Last edited by cyrnel; 08-18-2006 at 07:22 AM..
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