[Novalug] Connecting a Linksys wireless router to Verizon FIOS ethernet output

Jay Hart jhart@kevla.org
Mon Dec 31 13:09:23 EST 2007


> Hi Doug,
>
>   When I first connect the Linksys to the FiOS output, I see the linksys blink
> a few times, and then it is solid, indicating nothing is changing.
>
>   Why would I need a crossover cable?  I thought that the output of one router
> or bridge to the input of another router or bridge, doesnt need a crossover
> cable.  However, I have never done that before.
>

You are partly right and partly wrong. The answer depends on the type of ports
you are connecting between routers.

Jay

>   Thanks for the idea,
>   Jim
>
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