Re: "null modem" ethernet cable

From: jerry stone <jstone_at_haas.berkeley.edu>
Date: Tue Dec 16 2003 - 15:49:05 PST

Late model? macs Do they still make those?

At 03:36 PM 12/16/2003 -0800, Greg Merritt wrote:

> It's usually called a "crossover" cable. Sold (most) everywhere
> that decent selections of ethernet cables are sold. TSW probably has them.
>
> Some computers (well, late model macs, at least) are smart enough
> to figure out that they're hooked up this way, and can use a regular
> (non-crossover) cable to do this.
>
>-Greg
>
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