On Fri, 23 Aug 2002, Jai Dhar wrote:

> You guys are right, it would be much better to simply get a switch.
> But 1) no uplink port on the router, just a link for the WAN
> (DSL/Cable) connection. Would hooking an uplink port on a switch to a
> regular router port work? Or using a crossover cable from a switch
> port to a router port??

Yes, you can either use a crossover cable or use the uplink port on the
switch.  Most have one port that can be switched for normal or uplink use.
When switched to uplink, it will connect to a normal switch port via a
straight Ethernet cable.

Dale

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