OT: Network problem

[Brian Karas]

On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 18:34, Neal Richardson wrote:
>   I needed to install a small hub in part of the build that was not on 
> the network. When I connected the hub to the switch from the crossover 
> port the whole network came crashing to the ground and the server locked 
> up hard. Upon further investigation it turns out that the RJ45 jacks 
> were wired complete wrong ( The old admin made the cable).
>  
>  My question is this:  Is this normal behavior to have the whole network 
> go down due to a mis wired cable. I can understand the hub not working 
> but to cause the whole thing to crash seams bizarre to me


That does seem odd, however I have seen bad cables cause all kinds of
havoc in a network.  I better switch (Catalyst, Pro Curve, etc) will
partition off a port in a scenario like that (typically).