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Livebox 5 Fiber Connection + Standard 8-Port Switch

rocchr -  
 rocchr -
Hello,
I am looking to connect a Livebox 5 that doesn’t have a special port for a switch. It seems that the switch should be placed on one of the normal ports of the Livebox. In the past, wasn’t the RJ45 connection crossed between the Livebox and the switch?
In short, if I buy a standard 8-port switch, can I connect it to the Livebox 5 and how: special cable or not?

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    jeannets Posted messages 28408 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   Ambassadeur 6 605
     
    Hello,

    RJ45 cables are all the same, it makes life easier... you just plug one end in and then the other, and it works... No brain torture... usually, it's stated in the specifications, and the seller can also provide information, for new ones.
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  2. jee pee Posted messages 31892 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   9 984
     
    Hello,

    A switch connects to one of the Ethernet ports of the box, and now all connections are made with a regular Ethernet cable (which is straight through).

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    1. rocchr
       
      Thank you very much, that's exactly what I wanted to know.
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  3. brupala Posted messages 111157 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 453
     
    Hi,
    for quite a few years now, the auto MDI/MDIX feature has been invented for network cards on switches or other devices, mainly in gigabit where it's standard.
    This feature has the ability to automatically cross (or uncross) the cable so that it works well.
    So, no problem, except for the cables with only two pairs (there have been some) that can only connect at 100 Mbit/s.
    In short,
    not many people question these things today, but it's true that they were valid concerns 20 years ago.

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