Um, ok.... Straight-through IS a patch cord according to my CISCO books and clases. And switches connect like routers as far as patch cord from a workstation to a network routing or switching device via a wall-ceiling run or a direct client connect to a normal switch or router-- like a Cable modem in that respect. Prime, I did not know if you needed to get the Cisco 2524 off the shelf for this or not.... Its just that we will have a semi-adhoc network, so we get to run to the switches direct from the computers, RIGHT??? So, yes, that is straight through, but if a workstation wants to program a router directly, and probably a switch, sometimes you need a crossover for the programming port. But, we will not be doing that here as LANWarriors.
Those of you enthusiasts in the US that need 25 foot patch cords premade and do not have a friend handy, you COULD get one from Cyberguys. OR, if Prime wants to ship a bulk box in that could be added to the cost, as they are cheaper by 10 each or more(Cyberguys has Cat5E 25 footers built with strain reliefs and which are CAT5E verified for $5.12 each in qty 10 or more --
http://www.cyberguys.com/ -- shipping will be a bit more, but if ordered ground ship should be about 60 cents each to ship, so a premade for each would be about $5.72 cents each-- but a 1000 foot CAT5E solid spool is only about $80.00 shipped from them in Blue or White or Grey-- and one spool makes exactly forty 25 footers-- add $24.00 for 100 ends, $7.50 for strain reliefs (100 each), total becomes $112.00 and cost per each is $2.80 each or about half as much-- say $3.00 each to allow for shipping cost variations between than and now if we build onsite and continuity verify to check end crimping from an Ideal Crimpmaster II crimp ), 7 color choice to match or conflict for visibility and less tripping with carpet). Alternatively, if someone wants to run by Home Depot and pick up a spool, or get a CAT5E spool from a supplier (Cyberguys is not too bad, neither is JameCo), I could bring an Ideal crimper for CAT5E and some ends and a stripper and a tester and we could make them THERE. Not only that, we could custom wire for the needs and not get signal loss from longer than needed lengths crossing each other. I say CAT5E due to signal loss from other things, that much gear will gen some RFI\EMI\EFI.
Prime, could an arrangement to pick me up at Detroit Metro (DTW) on the 7th, in afternoon, or the 8th in afternoon, be made??? If so, will help lay wires as needed for the client to switch lines. I WILL be coming in via Spirit, out of Fort Mudge (officially Fort Myers, but in Summer it gets Mudges all over so it got nicknamed Fort Mudge). If we have drop ceilings there at SARC, we could ceiling run the things and save some on noise maybe. Drop out of nearest ceiling tile corner to workstation points. IF anyone had a Fluke NetRunner they could bring that would be the cat's meow to verify the links good to CAT5E. AND better than cables that are not pro crimped even without that. But you folks decide that one, with my vote being build on site the day before LAN, from BULK.
John.
