Re: Creating my first LAN

[mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com>]

On 2021-03-30 17:28, IL Ka wrote:
> > You might need a x-over RJ45 cable to connect the 2 together.
>
> There is a technology called "Auto MDI-X". With it NIC can detect cable
> type hence it can support both cross-cord and patch-cord.
> This technology is optional for 10Mb and 100Mb (although widely 
> implemented
> in 100).
> For 1000Mb cross cable is never required.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-dependent_interface#Auto_MDI-X

I suppose it depends on the age, I recall having a PC needed a x-over 
cable for whatever it was I was doing.
mick

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