Connecting Cisco 1600 To 3Com SS Switch 3300

[ElijahBaley]

Hi I have just received a Cisco 1600 series router from my ISP to connect to my network.

I have been told that if I want to connect the router directly to a hub or switch I should use either a uplink port or crossover cable.

The ports on the switch are apparently MDIX (Crossover) - does this mean that I will have to use a crossover cable or do any of the ports act as uplink ports (I believe the switch has a standard configuration) is there any way I can use standard CAT5 ?

I wanted to test this today, so any comments would be welcome,

Thanks

Graham

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[ChrisAC]

Duff information!!

If you want to patch the 1600 into a regular hub or switch then you would use a straight through cable. If you patch it into a server or a firewall then you would use a crossover cable.

Chris.
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Chris Andrew, CCNA
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[ElijahBaley]

Please clarify as the advice that I have received is contradictary,

Standard CAT5 to HUB/Switch
Crossover cable to NIC

Thanks

Graham
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[ChrisAC]

Yes, eth0 on router to hub or switch (regular port) is straight through! Eth0 on router to NIC on firewall or server is cross over.

We install these every week! I think that we've got it right otherwise we'd have a whole load of networks that wouldn't be connected!! Test it and see! When I install a router on an internet connection I first console into the router to test connectivity using ping and when it's up and running I connect the ethernet port on the router to my laptop via my trusty crossover cable and do some web surfing, just to make sure that everything is okay! I then either connect the router to the firewall or proxy via a crossover cable or sometimes to a network hub/switch with a straight through.

Chris.
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Chris Andrew, CCNA
chrisac@gmx.co.uk
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[ElijahBaley]

Thanks Chris

You are right, just a regular patch cable did the trick - don't know why I was given the duff info, still - I now have a couple of crossover cables in my armoury, who knows when I might need them!

Regards

Graham
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