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Re: are crossover cables usually black?

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>>>>> David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> writes:
>>>>> On 11/07/2011 11:05, Ivan Shmakov wrote:
>>>>> David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> writes:

[...]

 >>> If you are connecting to a switch, then it doesn't matter if you
 >>> use a cross-over cable or a straight-through cable, as the switch
 >>> will adapt automatically.

 >> Won't a typical NIC do the same?

 >> I don't remember that I've had to bother about the straightness of
 >> the cable since the days of 10BASE-T.

 > Some NICs will, some won't.  I think all Gb NICs are auto-switching,
 > but it's not the case with all 100 Mb NICs.

	Well, at least Wikipedia [1] seems to confirm this point.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-MDIX#Auto-MDIX

 > You don't normally have to think about cross-over or straight-through
 > cables since one end is typically connected to a switch.

	Indeed.

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are crossover cables usually black? "Orson Cart" <ex-privat@parts.org> - 2011-07-10 16:43 +0100
  Re: are crossover cables usually black? Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2011-07-10 14:58 +0000
  Re: are crossover cables usually black? David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2011-07-10 20:56 +0200
    Re: are crossover cables usually black? Ivan Shmakov <ivan@gray.siamics.net> - 2011-07-11 16:05 +0700
      Re: are crossover cables usually black? David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2011-07-11 11:33 +0200
        Re: are crossover cables usually black? Ivan Shmakov <ivan@gray.siamics.net> - 2011-07-11 18:30 +0700
    Re: are crossover cables usually black? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-07-11 14:23 +0000
      Re: are crossover cables usually black? Allodoxaphobia <knock_yourself_out@example.net> - 2011-07-11 21:29 +0000
        Re: are crossover cables usually black? "Charlie Gibbs" <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2011-07-14 12:01 -0800
          Re: are crossover cables usually black? Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com> - 2011-07-14 22:38 +0000

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