Re: auto-crossover - auto-MDI/X capability of ethernet NIC

In comp.os.linux.networking ttsp <none@none.invalid> wrote:

> While googling for info about crossover cables, I found a page which
> says "Most later Macintosh computers are able to use either a
> straight-through Ethernet cable or a crossover Ethernet cable
> automatically through the use of Auto-Medium Dependent Interface
> Crossover (Auto-MDIX)"

This is a transceiver issue, and I think you'll find it depends more on
the card rather than the driver. I could, of course, be wrong however.

I can tell you that the newer Realtek cards do this (or at least the
cheap 10/100/1000 cards I've seen do)

http://www.dse.co.nz/ Product: XH6812

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