okay, so i now understand where crossover cables come into the equation.

so now let me just test my knowledge. if, for instance, you have a standard switch with only 4 standard interfaces and no uplink interface, and you connect 4 clients to a hub and connect the hub to one of the switch's interfaces (all with straight cables), then you connect 2 clients to 2 of the switch's other interfaces (with straight cables), and finally connect the remaining switch interface to another switch's standard interface with a crossover cable. does this sound as though it would probably work?

btw: is there an easy way to tell different port types apart (i.e. standard from uplink)?


regards,

- user0182