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From: jbreeden@netcom.UUCP (John Breeden)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: 2 Node 10Base-T setup
Keywords: 10Base-T, hub
Message-ID: <18087@netcom.UUCP>
Date: 5 Dec 90 01:33:27 GMT
References: <1990Dec3.220638.19006@DMI.USherb.CA>
Organization: Netcom- The Bay Area's Public Access Unix System {408 241-9760 guest}
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In article <1990Dec3.220638.19006@DMI.USherb.CA> beauchem@terre.DMI.USherb.CA (Denis Beauchemin) writes:
>Hi all,
>
>Do I need a hub to connect 2 computers using 10Base-T cabling together?  Would
>a simple cable do?  If I try it out, may I damage equipment?
>

You're cool.

You just need to roll the two pairs of wires. Pins 1&2 (pair 1) goes to 
pins 3&6 (pair2) on RJ45's (pins are numbered left to right when looking
at the RJ45 head on with the Little Tabby Thingy down). <- tech term (-:

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