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>>>>> "Alfred" == Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org> writes:

Alfred> Any suggestion of the kind of cable one should look for at
Alfred> Frys to run between two gigE card (intel em0) to function as a
Alfred> crossover?

As long as the chipsets are compliant, an 8 wire straight thru cable
works as both a straight and a crossover.  The GigE standard requires
this behaviour.

Dave.

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