[Gllug] Ethernet crossover wiring

[Anthony Newman]

Russell Howe wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 24, 2006 at 04:02:12PM +0000, John Winters wrote:
> 
>>The result of making the standard lead in this form is that the
>>appliances at each end of the lead have to be wired differently to make
>>things work.  Thus NICs have a different interface from hubs and
>>switches
> 
> 
> For the record, IIRC the two interfaces are called MDI and MDIX.
> 


More to the point, a connection will fail when made with a 
straight-through cable between two similar interfaces, regardless of 
their type. This makes sense to me; I don't understand where the issue 
lies, but I can see from the point of view of people who are stupid 
enough to to expect cables with plugs they can insert into pieces of 
equipment to work, and to be frustrated when they don't. These are the 
same people I wouldn't expect to be able to wire a mains plug.

Fortunately many devices are auto-sensing these days; we'll all be safer 
with the advent of the auto-sensing toaster.


Ant

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