kingston kne-100tx vs. @home lancity cable modem

Mark Hahn hahn@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca
Wed Nov 4 22:48:13 1998


> when I was contemplating my own home ADSL NIC-Modem connection -- The
> cable required is a crossover cable.  Think about it -- when connecting

I believe there is no standard for whether a cable-mode/etc
requires a crossover or straight-through.  my cable modem,
a Samsung, needs a straight connection.  one handy way to test
this is a hub with a port that switches between straight and crossed.