How old is Auto MDI-X
How long ago did laptops start automatically detecting the need for a crossover cable and switching the transmit and receive for you? I've been using an HP laptop from around 2010 and connecting it by ethernet to a Soekris net4801 which serves as my router/firewall. Recently I had the idea that I should put aside this new computer and use up my older one before it is completely useless. This second computer is an Asus from around 2006. When I connect its ethernet port to the net4801 using the same cable that works with the newer HP I get no carrier and no status lights lit up on either side. At first I was afraid the old machine's NIC had failed, but could it just be that I need a crossover cable for it?
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