Maybe that's related to gigabit CAT6 cables with all four twisted pairs ? To dig...
Cheers, Seb 2011/1/18 Oliver Seitz <[email protected]> > > >Is autonegotiation also about detecting cross-over vs. straight connection > ? Any link ? I thought it was about half/full duplex and speed. > > It is. There are different sources stating different things... I feel like > someone hast to read the standards on that... > > At least I tried myself and found this quote from > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_over_twisted_pair true: > > "If both devices being connected support 1000BASE-T according to the > standards, they will connect regardless of the cable being used or how it is > wired." > > I found no clear statement that confirmed or denied that this has to do > with the mandatory auto-negotiation or if there's some magic of a different > name working. > > So I now prefer not to keep that statement up, I'm not sure if a gigabit > port will connect to a less-than-gigabit port trough a straight cable. > > Greets, > Kiste > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "jallib" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<jallib%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/jallib?hl=en. > > -- Sébastien Lelong http://www.sirloon.net http://sirbot.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jallib" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jallib?hl=en.
