Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC

From	Greg Buchner <null@none.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC
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Date	2011-04-06 22:58 -0500

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In article <inj688$cc5$1@dont-email.me>,
 Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> wrote:

> Do you mean that Mac NIC senses which pins are which and auto-switches
> so that a crossover cable is not required?

They've been doing that since the first white dual-USB iBook I believe.

AFAIK it's supposed to be an optional part of the gigabit Ethernet specs 
so any modern computer should be capable of it.

Greg B.

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home LAN ~ MAC <> PC "Dusty" <Dusty@Springfield.com> - 2011-04-04 16:40 -0700
  Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-04-04 19:47 -0500
    Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC "Dusty" <Dusty@Springfield.com> - 2011-04-04 17:18 -0700
      Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2011-04-05 12:41 +1200
      Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2011-04-04 23:42 -0400
      Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Suze <replytome@thenewsgroup.com> - 2011-04-05 06:51 -0500
  Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC johnny bobby bee <stepore-no_spam_eh@gmail.com> - 2011-04-04 21:54 -0400
    Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC "Dusty" <Dusty@Springfield.com> - 2011-04-04 23:10 -0700
      Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2011-04-06 10:25 -0700
      Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2011-04-06 20:17 +0000
        Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2011-04-06 22:07 -0400
          Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2011-04-06 19:13 -0700
          Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2011-04-07 03:10 +0000
          Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Greg Buchner <null@none.invalid> - 2011-04-06 22:58 -0500
          Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2011-04-07 16:44 +1200
            Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Paul Sture <paul.nospam@sture.ch> - 2011-04-10 16:29 +0200
        Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-04-06 19:56 -0500
          Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2011-04-07 03:09 +0000
            Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-04-06 20:55 -0500
              Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2011-04-07 16:44 +1200
                Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-04-07 08:37 -0500
                Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2011-04-08 12:04 +1200
                Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2011-04-08 00:19 -0400
                Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2011-04-08 00:18 -0400
                Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2011-04-08 18:36 +1200
                Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Paul Sture <paul.nospam@sture.ch> - 2011-04-10 16:20 +0200
                Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Paul Sture <paul.nospam@sture.ch> - 2011-04-10 15:53 +0200
            Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Paul Sture <paul.nospam@sture.ch> - 2011-04-10 15:47 +0200
      Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2011-04-06 19:12 -0500
        Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC "Dusty" <Dusty@Springfield.com> - 2011-04-07 00:32 -0700
          Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2011-04-08 00:22 -0400
          Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2011-04-08 08:44 +0000
          Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto) - 2011-04-09 21:04 +0000
  Re: home LAN ~ MAC <> PC Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2011-04-04 23:36 -0400

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