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[ale] Patch vs. crossover cables
- Subject: [ale] Patch vs. crossover cables
- From: paul_tbot at pcartwright.com (Paul Cartwright)
- Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 14:39:10 -0500
- In-reply-to: <20060226191818.GB10086@chameleon>
- References: <20060226191818.GB10086@chameleon>
On Sun February 26 2006 2:18 pm, Trey Sizemore wrote:
> My question is, given this architecture (with no PCs directly
> connected to one another, only to hubs) is there any need for a
> crossover cable, or will all cables needed be standard patch cables?
Most "new" NIC cards autodetect and don't need a crossover cable, even
when you do PC to PC.. "most" and "new" don't mean ALL :)
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Paul Cartwright
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