On 22 Jan 2003, at 7:25, Russ Poffenberger wrote:

> A hub or repeater is your best bet, however you may be able to get away
> with using a patch panel approach, putting an RJ45 jack on the end of the
> cable, and an RJ45 plug on a length of cable to extend it, especially if
> there are currently no other patch panels involved.

  On our network, we make crossovers by cutting an end off a standard
straight-through cable and putting a reverse-wired RJ-45 *jack* on the cut
end.  You can do the same (without the reverse) to make an extension.

David Gillett

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