[CoLoCo] networking question

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Set the mdi/mdi-x button to mdi and try again.


On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 3:36 PM, Jim Hutchinson <jim at ubuntu-rocks.org> wrote:
> Hoping maybe someone can help with this.
>
> I have about 8 devices on my home network including a wireless router and a
> VOIP box that is also a router (though not used that way). All of this was
> connected to a couple more daisy chained routers that ultimately plugged
> into my cable modem. It's been working fine for a couple years but I think
> one of the daisy chained routers seems to be dying and my network connection
> from various devices keeps dropping out.
>
> Instead of buying something, I have a 24 port hub lying around that I
> thought I'd try.
>
> ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/networking/software/59679934.pdf
>
> Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work like I expected. Probably because
> it's not a router but a hub. I plugged all the devices into the various
> ports and then plugged the cable modem into port 1. This results in a
> non-working network (i.e. no internet connection). From what I can tell, a
> router (like my wifi in my living room) plugged into this hub needs to use a
> crossover cable (which I don't have) or be plugged into port 1. But where do
> I connect the uplink to the modem? I thought that should connect to port 1
> but it didn't seem to work.
>
> I know that sounds complex, the TLDR version:
>
> How do I connect a cable modem to a network hub? Or is this not how it
> works?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
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