Bruce LeGrande wrote in a message to All:
 BL>          0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
                  \    /  | |
                   \  /   | |
                   pair   pair
 BL> This would seem to mean that I only need a 4-conductor cable
 BL> for the links.  Is this right ? 
Yes.  A number of cards come with a patch cord with only 4 wires.
 BL>  And if I just use one cable
 BL> to link (only) 2 of the systems, is the pinning parallel ?
 BL> 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, etc...
Using a Hub your wires are straight through.  Computer to computer
pairs are swaped on one end.
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