Eric Jahn wrote:
>On Fri May 28 2004 9:28 am, Levi Bard wrote:
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>>You need a crossover cable. A normal patch cable won't work for a
>>direct connection.
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>Oh. I don't have a crossover cable. Thanks, I knew it'd be obvious!
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Some newer network cards do autodetect.
Newer Macs, for example, automagically adapt to a crossover when
appropriate.
Most network cards do not have this feature, however.
- Ian
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