Connecting TWO switches

[mikieboy]

Tried searching couldnt find anything...i just got two new trendent switches 24 port. i want to connect them together. one in one room and another down the hall. do i need a crossover cable to do this. the box says that you dont and the booklet had no information. they are brand new switches. thanks in advance

 

[NuroMancer]

From what I know it kind of depends.
What are the switches going to be used for?
Some kind of backend? Or for a "home" network?

 

[mikieboy]

quick run down. 2 servers hooked to switch one then cable either regular or crossover going down hall to computer lab down the hall to be able to access servers.

 

[FreshPrince]

10/100

or

1000?

if gig, you don't need xo, if 10/100 and it has uplink, you don't need it.

 

[NuroMancer]

Well if the Switches are just connected to each other:
2 devices of the same type require a crossover cable.

IF you were to go

Router -->(patchcable) switch -->(patchcable) switch that would work too.

But if they are just being used as a backend. Crossover.

 

[mikieboy]

i was confused since the box said auto midx...guess i need to make a crossover...

 

[NuroMancer]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
10/100

or

1000?

if gig, you don't need xo, if 10/100 and it has uplink, you don't need it.

It doesn't matter for Gig switches? Why would that be?

 

[mikieboy]

it is 10/100 btw

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: NuroMancer

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
10/100

or

1000?

if gig, you don't need xo, if 10/100 and it has uplink, you don't need it.

It doesn't matter for Gig switches? Why would that be?

that is my experience with all the gig e switches I've worked with.

maybe the high end cisco switches still require xo? I dunno...

 

[fartbag]

I vote straight through should do it. Plug'em in and try it.

 

[MixMasterTang]

If it is auto-midx you can use either a crossover or a straight through.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: mikieboy
i was confused since the box said auto midx...guess i need to make a crossover...

if box says auto mdix, then regular cable will work.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince

Originally posted by: NuroMancer

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
10/100

or

1000?

if gig, you don't need xo, if 10/100 and it has uplink, you don't need it.

It doesn't matter for Gig switches? Why would that be?

that is my experience with all the gig e switches I've worked with.

maybe the high end cisco switches still require xo? I dunno...

auto MDIX is built into the spec for gig.

 

[bluestrobe]

Originally posted by: spidey07

if box says auto mdix, then regular cable will work.

 

[NuroMancer]

Thx for clearing that up spidey,
I didn't realize that they had a different spec set aside for gig, I knew my switch was MDIX but I didn't know if they all were (I also couldn't remember the term 😛)
thanks man