Problems when cascading switches together

[win2kboy]

I have two switches, 1 8-port and 1 5-port. I cascaded the two switches together so that I would be able to connect more computers to my network. I have a DHCP server connected to the 8-port switch. The switches are linked together using a cross over cable. Computers connected to the 5-port switch is not able to lease ip address from the DHCP server on the other switch. This does not happen to win ME computers. WIN XP/98 computers are not able to obtain ip address from the server. Does anybody knows how to overcome this problem? Thanks.

 

[crudas]

If your either of your switches has an uplink port, then don't use a crossover. Use a straight-thru cable from one uplink port to a regular port on the other switch.

Also, if you make your own cables, make sure you wire them correctly for 100Mb.

Pin 1: Orange/White
Pin 2: Orange
Pin 3: Green/White
Pin 4: Blue
Pin 5: Blue/White
Pin 6: Green
Pin 7: Brown/White
Pin 8: Brown