Subject: 7. Does my computer need anything special to connect with Ascend equipment?

Note that if you plan to connect your workstation's ethernet port directly to the port on the Ascend unit, without a hub in between, you need to use a "crossover" cable: a 4-pair RJ-45 cable with pins #2 and #3 swapped. (Ascend now provides a crossover cable in the box of every Pipeline 50/50-HX.) You'll also need a 10baseT ethernet card.

NOTE: Make sure you don't mistakenly use a crossed RJ-45 cable to connect the WAN port of your Ascend to your telco ISDN jack! This may have harmful results!