Netgear FE516 Installation Guide - Page 39

Installation Guide for the Model FE508 and Model FE516 Fast Ethernet Hubs Twisted-pair Cables For two devices to communicate, the transmitter of each device must be connected to the receiver of the other device. The cross-over function is usually implemented internally as part of the circuitry in the device. Some repeaters and switch ports are media-dependent interfaces with cross-over ports, referred to as MDI-X or Normal ports. Computers and workstation adapter cards are usually mediadependent interface ports, referred to as MDI or Uplink ports. Refer to the installation instructions in Chapter 3, "Installation," for appropriate cable use and connection. Figure C-1 illustrates straight-through twisted-pair cable connections and Figure C-2 illustrates crossover twisted-pair cable connections. Figure C-1. Straight-through twisted-pair cable Figure C-2. Cross-over twisted-pair cable C-4 Fast Ethernet and Cabling Guidelines