For 2 systems you can make a 10bt looback cable and avoid the hub.
Rick
>===== Original Message From Darrell Neron <otpaphil@erols.com> =====
>Hi Everybody,
>Hoping to network 2 computers this weekend for WRITELOG. I'm a novice to
>LAN networking. I notice the pinout for an RJ45 connector shows 2@ of
>GND/RX/TX. Since the cheapest Ethernet hub I've found locally is about
>$40., I was wondering if something like a serial null modem used for
>networking CT would work for just a 2 computer hookup for WRITELOG,
>i.e., wire an adaptor to run RX>TX and TX>X for the RJ45 cables.
>
>I found some hubs on the Internet for $22., but the FEDEX is another
>$18!
>
>Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>
>73 Darrell AB2E/V26E
>
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