Eircom Netopia - extending ethernet cable

musician.ie · 04-09-2004 11:07PM #1

So I want to run a longer cable from my router (10M). AFAIK I don't want a regular ethernet - I need a crossover cable. Can anybody confirm this for me?

Thanks.

Ripwave · 05-09-2004 01:48AM

musician.ie wrote:

So I want to run a longer cable from my router (10M). AFAIK I don't want a regular ethernet - I need a crossover cable. Can anybody confirm this for me?

Whether you need a crossover cable or not depends on what devices you plan to connect together - it would be a bit unusual to plug a cross-over cable into the LAN port of a router.

musician.ie · 05-09-2004 02:35PM

Sorry - I said router = I meant DSL modem. It's a netopai 3300 series - the default eircom one. I was just wondering if the ethernet cable is a regular one or a crossover cable. Apologies for the confusion.

Ripwave · 05-09-2004 08:01PM

musician.ie wrote:

Sorry - I said router = I meant DSL modem. It's a netopai 3300 series - the default eircom one. I was just wondering if the ethernet cable is a regular one or a crossover cable. Apologies for the confusion.

Technically speaking, the 3341 is a router.

Accoring to the maual The Ethernet port is auto-sensing, eliminating the need for a crossover cable. (Page 11)

musician.ie · 06-09-2004 09:13AM

Thanks!

Eircom Netopia - extending ethernet cable

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