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From: faunt@CISCO.COM (Doug Faunt N6TQS 415-688-8269)
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Subject: Two machine ethernet?
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Date: 6 Apr 91 06:49:46 GMT
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Yes. It's speced that way. It works.

   Date:         Fri, 05 Apr 91 13:35:03 EST
   From: SSJACK%ECUVM1.BITNET@ncsuvm.ncsu.edu


   Out of curiosity, I have a question regarding 10BASET wiring:

   Can two PC's with 10BASET cards be wired back to back using a single
   twisted pair wire (RJ45s) with the transmit and receive pairs swapped
   via a crossover block -- effectively producing a two machine ethernet?

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