On Ma, 06 aug 19, 08:34:20, David Wright wrote: > On Tue 06 Aug 2019 at 08:44:41 (+0300), Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Lu, 05 aug 19, 14:55:11, David Wright wrote: > > > > > > I think it's made clear in the tomás quotation, about 18 lines above > > > Richard's citation of the same. Regardless, the OP is connecting two > > > machines (requiring firmware) running DEs on stretch, and has an > > > 8-port switch lying around too, so not much chance of needing to > > > chop up cables (unless in frustration at having to use them at all). > > > No progress reported yet, though, AFAICT. > > > > Maybe it's just me, but it was quite clear the OP excluded ethernet and > > the cable lying around was USB-to-USB. > > We live in hope. The OP may realise eventually that the USB-to-USB is > a dead end, a useful dead end in its day, like Kermit over RS232 which > gave me years of service in the 1980s and 1990s. It was 2013 when I > finally disposed of my 9/25-pin to 9/25-pin serial crossover cable. > It could have been very useful for the OP's Kaypro 10. Yes, they have > one of these lying around, but no room for Cat5 cables to any of their > other computers. So our hope is forlorn. Or should I say, we are a > forlorn hope. Regardless, it still make the entire "to crossover or not to crossover" pointless. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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