On 08/16/16 08:15, Jim Garrison wrote: > On 8/16/2016 7:57 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: >> I have two laptops: >> 1. Lenovo T43 running WinXP Pro SP3 >> 2. Lenovo R61 running Debian Jessie (8.0.0) >> >> I have tired of swapping information via flash drive. >> I would prefer to avoid WiFi from a security point of view. >> (Who? Moi? *PAIRANOID* ;) >> >> Would it be as simple as obtaining a short piece of Ethernet cable? >> >> What should I be reading? > > Minimal: A short CROSSOVER ethernet cable (might be hard to find).
Modern (anything built in the last 10 to 15 years) ethernet interfaces support Auto MDI-X, which eliminates the need for a crossover cable. Also, both of these laptops have gigabit ethernet, which never needs a crossover. See the Auto MDI-X section here: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-dependent_interface> galen -- Galen Seitz [email protected] _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
