crossover and straight thru

After reading my work again, I see my mistake.

It was very early in the morning and I guess I wasn't awake.

Router to PC is crossover. That's the exception.

But aside from that, what I said was correct.

I'll have another cup of coffee, I guess.

Regards,

Fred

You seem to think it is an exception but it is not.

There are two kinds of interfaces: those found on hubs and switches (MDI-X), and those found on everything else (PC, printer, router, whatever) (MDI).

You need a crossed cable for every connection between two devices of the same kind (both MDI or both MDI-X). Unless the device has an "auto MDI/MDI-X" function, as most of them do these days.