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Re: [tlug] Tip of the Day: "ghosting" a machine with nc and dd



On Tue, 17 Jul 2007, Josh Glover wrote:

1. Plug both machines into a fast hub, or use a crossover cable[2]....

Every 1000base-TX interface I've seen, and some of the newer 100base-TX hubs at least, do auto-MDX, so in those cases it doesn't matter if you use a crossover or a regular cable.

This knowledge has saved me running out to get a cable in the past.

cjs
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