Crossover cabel or not?

Could anyone explain to me why I can connect my D-link 900ap+ to a stand
alone PC
either with a crossover ethernet cable or use a straight trough cabel?

In both cases I can access http://192.168.0.50 which is the AP default
address.

/Bertil

"Bertil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:LMHLa.18252$(E-Mail Removed):

> Could anyone explain to me why I can connect my D-link 900ap+ to a
> stand alone PC
> either with a crossover ethernet cable or use a straight trough cabel?
>
> In both cases I can access http://192.168.0.50 which is the AP
> default address.
>
> /Bertil
>
>
>

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Bertil,

Perhaps there is newer hardware that has the capability to negotiate the
connection polarity at the ethernet port. The current document (PDF)
however indicates on page "4" that a crossover is required for
connection to a computer ... and a straight cable for connection to a
router or switch etc etc.

Are you sure you are accessing 192.168.0.50 via an ethernet cable and
not wireless ??

campbell

There is a lot of equipment that auto sences what sort of cable is plugged
in - it should make connecting equipment together a lot easier - no more
patch leads/crossover leads - use the same cables everywhere

TC wrote:
> "Bertil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:LMHLa.18252$(E-Mail Removed):
>
>> Could anyone explain to me why I can connect my D-link 900ap+ to a
>> stand alone PC
>> either with a crossover ethernet cable or use a straight trough
>> cabel?
>>
>> In both cases I can access http://192.168.0.50 which is the AP
>> default address.
>>
>> /Bertil
>>
>>
>>
>
> /\/\/\
> Bertil,
>
> Perhaps there is newer hardware that has the capability to negotiate
> the connection polarity at the ethernet port. The current document
> (PDF) however indicates on page "4" that a crossover is required for
> connection to a computer ... and a straight cable for connection to a
> router or switch etc etc.
>
> Are you sure you are accessing 192.168.0.50 via an ethernet cable and
> not wireless ??
>
> campbell

The manual says (on a picture):

MDII RJ-45 Ethernet Port
.. Straight-Through cable is required when connecting to a router or switch
.. Cross-Over cable is required to connect to a computer

and I don't know what "MDII" stands for.

/Bertil

<(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
news:bdoclu$29g$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Bertil <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > Could anyone explain to me why I can connect my D-link 900ap+ to a stand
> > alone PC
> > either with a crossover ethernet cable or use a straight trough cabel?
>
> Look in the manual for "MDI/MDI-X" that's the buzzword for ports that
> autosense and can switch between cable types as needed.
>
>
>
> --
> ---
> Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5

Bertil <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> The manual says (on a picture):

> MDII RJ-45 Ethernet Port
> . Straight-Through cable is required when connecting to a router or switch
> . Cross-Over cable is required to connect to a computer

> and I don't know what "MDII" stands for.

I don't know either... I just expected you to find the "auto sense"
mentioned on that page. Maybe it just isn't mentioned ;-)

Are you sure that you have one straight cable and one crossover cable?
Maybe the PC can also do autosense, but I haven't heard of that in the
past.

<(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
news:bdpqk5$t2q$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Bertil <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > The manual says (on a picture):
>
> > MDII RJ-45 Ethernet Port
> > . Straight-Through cable is required when connecting to a router or
switch
> > . Cross-Over cable is required to connect to a computer
>
> > and I don't know what "MDII" stands for.
>
> I don't know either... I just expected you to find the "auto sense"
> mentioned on that page. Maybe it just isn't mentioned ;-)
>
> Are you sure that you have one straight cable and one crossover cable?
> Maybe the PC can also do autosense, but I haven't heard of that in the
> past.

Maybe best just to accept and go on. Obviously we are not suppoused to
understand everything :-)

/Bertil