On 9 Jan 98 07:38pm, Bruce LeGrande wrote to All:
 BL> Hello All!
 BL>    I just obtained several SMC8013WC and SMC8216T NICs,
 BL> and I've noticed that the RJ-45 connectors only seem to
 BL> have 4 conductors active (wired to traces).
 BL>    With the latch at top (pins at bottom) from left to right:
 BL>          0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
 BL> This would seem to mean that I only need a 4-conductor cable
 BL> for the links.  Is this right ?  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...
Flip the connector over so the pins are at the top and the latch at the
bottom, then pair out your cable and use pins 1,2,3 & 6.  The pairs are
color-coded Orange/White-White/Orange, Green/White-White/Green,
Blue/White-While/Blue and Brown/White-White/Brown.
Pin Numbers     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
                ---------------
                1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
                ^ ^ ^     ^
                 |  \    /
First Pair-------|    \/
Second Pair-----------|
If you use standard Cat 5 cable, you'll have 4 pairs (eight wires) of
which two pairs are not utilized.  The third and fourth pairs should be
connected for strength and stability.  Connect them up to positions 4,5
and 7,8 respectively.
 BL> ALSO: If anyone has a 4-5 port hub that has been made spare by
 BL>       an upgrade - I'd be interested in giving it a good home.
 BL>           --> needs to work well with the above cards <--
Sorry, that I don't have but you can usually find one of this
configuration around $50 locally I'm sure.
George
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