Hub to Hub Network Cable
Last edited: December 15, 2003 08:08 AM

This document describes the procedure for making an 8 conductor cable to connect two 10baseT HUB’s (or two ethernet cards). The pinouts are described as 1 through 8, Left to Right, if you are holding the male connector with the tab down, and the metal tabs pointing away from you.

   

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        8 — 4  (not used in standard Ethernet)

  | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |      7 — 8  (not used in standard Ethernet)

  |                |      6 — 2

  |                |      5 — 7  (not used in standard Ethernet)

  |                |      4 — 5  (not used in standard Ethernet)

   

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        3 — 1

      |          |          2 — 6

                            1 — 3

Notice that the connections are not symetrical. This means that if the cable is used for other than standard ethernet, it might not be reversable.