Re: Connecting another router

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From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 10/08/04 

Date: 8 Oct 2004 08:55:03 -0500

On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 05:50:47 -0700, "Ben" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>All computers are running XP and have a D-Link router DI
>604 and a Netgear but they don't have a uplink port. Is
>it possible to connect these two routers together if they
>don't have a uplink port?
>
>http://www.dlink.com/products/?model=DI-604

Ben,

If a router has no uplink port, you can get the same effect by connecting one of
its regular ports to another router by using a crossover cable.

Some modern routers auto-detect cable type, and will work equally well with
either a straight-thru or cross-over cable.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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