Making Connections
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Hub-to-Hub Uplink
You can link two hubs or hub stacks to each other using any of the normal
twisted-pair (1x - 24x) ports or the Uplink port. Linking hubs using normal
twisted-pair ports requires crossover twisted-pair cables; linking using one
normal twisted-pair port and the Uplink port requires an ordinary straight-
through twisted-pair cable. The Uplink port is shared with Port 1 and
they cannot be used at the same time.
The following table describes different methods of linking hubs: