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Old 21st January 2017
thirdm thirdm is offline
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Ah, you would think it would have gotten out and around faster. Having slept on it, it came to me to do the obvious experiments. Geez, if I hadn't such humble gifts that being any kind of scientist is out of the question, it's clear where I'd have fallen between the theoretical physicists and the experimental ones. Why did I not think of this earlier?

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Cable End A             Cable End B             Carrier?
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Net4801                Asus Z35                   No
Cable modem            Asus Z35                   Yes
HP Elitebook 8440      Asus Z35                   Yes
Interpretation: the elitebook has the auto switching capability. The cable modem does too or else has reverse connections -- perhaps the latter is more likely. Neither the Soekris Net4801 nor the Asus Z35(fm?) has auto MDI-X.

Thanks for taking the time. I guess I have to go to the store for a crossover cable.

Last edited by thirdm; 21st January 2017 at 04:57 PM. Reason: table format
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