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3.1.3 Installing Network Cables
After placing the hub on the desktop, then we need to know how to connect the
device to network.
3.1.3.1 Station Connections with Twisted-Pair Cable
Connect each station to the hub by a twisted-pair straight cable (10BASE-T or
100BASE-T cables). Plug one RJ-45 connector into a front-panel port of the hub, and
plug the other RJ-45 connector into the station’s network adapter.
3.1.3.2 Switch to Switch Connections with Twisted-Pair Cable
In making a switch to switch connection, you could use uplink port to connect
another switch with no crossover cable. The uplink connector is wired to the same
conductors as the port 24 connector, but with certain pin positions interchanged to
provide a crossover, and thus allow using a straight cable to make a switch to switch
connection.
Keep in mind that the uplink connector is not an independent port. It is only an
alternative connector to port 24 for switch to switch cabling. Port 24 is fully occupied
whenever
1. A switch to switch connection is made through its uplink connector, or
2. Any kind of connection is made directly through the port 24 connector.