former joe
"I got my router today but the 50 foot cord didn't get here yet"
excellent news! glad it arrived. and your post is timely too, in that i am scoping out some cabling myself, right now.
i see that my cable modem uses rj-45 crossover cable from the cm to my pc. so i will use that cable, but run it from the cm to the router. i'm figuring that i then need two more crossover cables to connect each pc (nic) to the router, but i could use input on that.
i read at the linksys site....
"Some cable or DSL modems use a crossover cable to connect to the Router, so check to see which type of cable your modem uses. ... It is essential that you use the right cables in connecting your EtherFast Cable/DSL Router...
To tell whether your cables are straight-through or crossover, hold the ends of your cable side by side, with both spring clips facing down.
Straight-through cables have the same order of wire colors in each tip, when held side by side. Most connections use a straight-through network cable.
Crossover cables, on the other hand, show different wire colors when held side by side."
excellent pics at this support site...
linksys.com
you probably already checked this out.
thanks a ton for the update, joe. keep us posted!
good luck and have fun
:)
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