Re: [expert] Proxy/router setup How-To

[Benjamin Reed]

> If u want 1 NIC on Linux per client PC, do u need special
> "straight thru" cat5, in order to run wire diectly from the
> client to the Linux box?  Otherwise, wouldn't u need a hub
> NIC on your linux box?


Yup, you'd need a "crossover" cable, with the RX and TX switched.  Basically
the ethernet equivalent of a null modem cable.  :)

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