On 4/4/25 09:38, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
It sounds like the client is connected directly to the server via ethernet, presumably without a cross-over ethernet cable. So both ethernet ports would need to auto-sense the configuration. Can you run the same experiment with a hub or switch in between? With a hub or switch you do not need a cross-over cable.
Crossover cables ceased to be necessary a decade or two ago when they introduced auto-sensing, and if you have gigabit ethernet they are definitely not required.