At 1146138645 past the epoch, Mike McCarty wrote: > Jon Dowland wrote: > >If you have an ethernet patch cable already and want to > >save some money, you could get the schematic for a > >crossover and rewire it rather than buying a new one. > >However I expect you will find one cheap enough to save > >you the effort. > > Eh? I think not. Even a cheap crimping tool will cost > about $30 USD. Cheaper by far to buy a router or switch (I > wouldn't get a hub; a router is preferable to a switch) > with 4 or more ports for $40 USD, and then be expandable.
You don't need a crimper to rewire a cable. And if you did, $30 is still cheaper than $40 (and a lot more than I paid for mine, too). if your aim is to be expandable, fine: my advice was to save money in the short-term, nothing more. -- Jon Dowland http://alcopop.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
