Uplink Port on BEFW11S4 V. 3.2

Can I ask what the uplink port on the back of my router is for?

On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 23:22:42 -0400, "news1.sympatico.ca"
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>Can I ask what the uplink port on the back of my router is for?

The 4 "LAN" ports on the back of the BEFW11S4v3.2 are usually
connected to an ethernet card in a computah. The wiring is normal
EIA-568A or B cables.

However, if you want to connect one of the LAN ports to a hub or
switch, the wiring has to be crossed over (swapping tx and rx pairs).
This is done with the uplink port, which is wired as a crossover
connector.

Note that you cannot use the 4th port and the uplink port at the same
time. It's one or the other.

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