Re: Switchbox cables

[cknoblo@oasis.novia.net (Carl Knoblock)]

Bill Shuff (bill2060@cris.com) wrote:
> krinibar@aol.com wrote:
> > 
> > I while back I wrote about having trouble with switchboxes and Imagewriter
> > cables.  Some people said connect straight through cable to the computer
> > and some said to the printer.  Which is it?  I have 4 computers on one
> > switch box.  (Macs now).
> 
[snip]
> 
> What must be done is to use one crossed wire cable (standard) and one
> straight through cable in the path from the computer to any printer. 
> This is best accomplished by using one standard cable at the common
> connector of the switch box and straight through connectors at the
> switched connections.  The reverse is, of course, okay too.  
> 
If you have plenty of normal cables and have to buy the straight cables,
I'd buy one and use it on the common side. Why buy four cables if you
don't have to. ;)
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Carl G. Knoblock                     Metro Apple Computer Hobbyists
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