I have an RJ45 coupler which is supposed to be a crossover one, but it
doesn't seem to work. Can I test it by adding a crossover cable in the
chain, so that the double crossing results in a standard connection?.

Andre De Clercq wrote:
> I have an RJ45 coupler which is supposed to be a crossover one, but it
> doesn't seem to work. Can I test it by adding a crossover cable in the
> chain, so that the double crossing results in a standard connection?.
>
>
Sounds valid to me. Double negative thing.

Andre De Clercq wrote:
> I have an RJ45 coupler which is supposed to be a crossover one, but it
> doesn't seem to work. Can I test it by adding a crossover cable in the
> chain, so that the double crossing results in a standard connection?.
>
>
You've tested the crossover cable in place of the crossover connector
right? Just to make sure the concept the the crossover is the right
connection?

Yes, or you can just check the leads for continuity.
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/expla...-crossover.asp

Andre De Clercq wrote:
> I have an RJ45 coupler which is supposed to be a crossover one, but it
> doesn't seem to work. Can I test it by adding a crossover cable in the
> chain, so that the double crossing results in a standard connection?.
>
>

On Wed, 7 May 2008 17:51:46 +0200, "Andre De Clercq"
<andre,(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have an RJ45 coupler which is supposed to be a crossover one, but it
>doesn't seem to work. Can I test it by adding a crossover cable in the
>chain, so that the double crossing results in a standard connection?.
>
Why ask HERE? Does this have ANYTHING to do with XP OS? NO.

Ask elsewhere

"OldDuke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Wed, 7 May 2008 17:51:46 +0200, "Andre De Clercq"
> <andre,(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>I have an RJ45 coupler which is supposed to be a crossover one, but it
>>doesn't seem to work. Can I test it by adding a crossover cable in the
>>chain, so that the double crossing results in a standard connection?.
>>
> Why ask HERE? Does this have ANYTHING to do with XP OS? NO.
>
> Ask elsewhere
>

OldDuke is our resident ****wit.

Ignore him. He just cannot get his head around this strange concept that
hardware questions belong in this *hardware* newsgroup.

OldDuke wrote:

> On Wed, 7 May 2008 17:51:46 +0200, "Andre De Clercq"
> <andre,(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>I have an RJ45 coupler which is supposed to be a crossover one, but it
>>doesn't seem to work. Can I test it by adding a crossover cable in the
>>chain, so that the double crossing results in a standard connection?.
>>
>
> Why ask HERE? Does this have ANYTHING to do with XP OS? NO.
>
> Ask elsewhere
>

Ignore OldDuke. Most of us think this is a proper NG for the question.
--
Cheers, Bob

"Bob Willard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> OldDuke wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 7 May 2008 17:51:46 +0200, "Andre De Clercq"
>> <andre,(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I have an RJ45 coupler which is supposed to be a crossover one, but it
>>>doesn't seem to work. Can I test it by adding a crossover cable in the
>>>chain, so that the double crossing results in a standard connection?.
>>
>> Why ask HERE? Does this have ANYTHING to do with XP OS? NO.
>>
>> Ask elsewhere
>>
>
> Ignore OldDuke. Most of us think this is a proper NG for the question.
>

You are nearly right.

If we ignore OldDuke (or whatever he is calling himself today), then *all*
of us think this is a proper NG for the question.

"Andre De Clercq" <andre,(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have an RJ45 coupler which is supposed to be a crossover one, but it
>doesn't seem to work. Can I test it by adding a crossover cable in the
>chain, so that the double crossing results in a standard connection?.
>Thank you all, and for gentlemen OldDuke I would appreciate if he could
>complete his remark by also telling where he likes me to put my question.
>To Bob I : the reason for my question is that I want to use my second
>wireless router as an access point in my network. To do this I need a
>crossed connection from one of my first router's output ports to one of the
>output ports of that second router. So I bought a crossover adapter which
>schould allow a crossed connection when conbined with a standard
>patchcable...didn't work.. I then got a crossover cable from a friend and
>this seems to work. So I doubt about the crossed adapter, and wanted to
>make shure that double crossing is a valuable test method.

On Thu, 8 May 2008 07:53:07 +0100, "M.I.5¾"
<(E-Mail Removed)_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

>
>"OldDuke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Wed, 7 May 2008 17:51:46 +0200, "Andre De Clercq"
>> <andre,(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>I have an RJ45 coupler which is supposed to be a crossover one, but it
>>>doesn't seem to work. Can I test it by adding a crossover cable in the
>>>chain, so that the double crossing results in a standard connection?.
>>>
>> Why ask HERE? Does this have ANYTHING to do with XP OS? NO.
>>
>> Ask elsewhere
>>
>
>OldDuke is our resident ****wit.
>
>Ignore him. He just cannot get his head around this strange concept that
>hardware questions belong in this *hardware* newsgroup.
>

Ignore MI5 as well. He is the resident Dip. He just cannot get his
hard around this strange concept that the hardware questions also need
to relate to XP, hence the WINDOWSXP name in the group title preceding
the word Hardware.