Re: OT: the pain with crosslink cables
On Tue, Dec 28, 2004 at 01:11:37PM -0800, Jonathan Lassoff wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 19:13:52 +0100, martin f krafft <madduck@debian.org> wrote:
> > I have one of those D-Link USB network interfaces, which are
> > wonderful. Plug it in, get a regular 10/100 Ethernet interface,
> > supported by Linux and working just fine. However, right now I am in
> > dire need to establish a link between two machines, and my beloved
> > ethernet cable will, of course, not do the trick, and a hub is
> > nowhere to be found. I used to have a crosslink cable too, but those
> > things tend to grow legs very quickly, and all of the ones I've ever
> > had always did.
> >
> > What I really want is a USB-attachable network interface that has
> > a crosslink/normal switch, or automatically tries one after the
> > other to find a link. Do you know if such a device exists?
> >
> > --
> > Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list!
> >
> > .''`. martin f. krafft <madduck@debian.org>
> > : :' : proud Debian developer, admin, user, and author
> > `. `'`
> > `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system
>
> I would just use a cross-over cable. What do you mean by "grows legs"?
> Crossovers work just fine for me all of the time.
>
I think he means they tend to "walk off" :) (people find them
handy and take them)
-Dorn
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