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dwattttt 6 days ago

Crossover cables, get'cher crossover cables here!

deathanatos 5 days ago | parent [-]

AIUI, most NICs these days do what is called "auto-crossover"; i.e., they'll detect the situation and just do the "crossover" in the NIC itself. A normal cable works.

fodkodrasz 5 days ago | parent [-]

Yes, the name is Auto MDI-X and is standard since on-board 1Gbps Ethernet NICs became the norm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-dependent_interface#Aut...