Starting from Kernel 2.6.2x series or WinXp SP 2 or 3. Crossover cable is irrelevent. Don't believe me? Hook up two rig together using straight cable with manual IP settings. Now you can either ping/rsync/ssh/ftp each other normally.
** On a typical x86 or x86-64 machine . Crossovercable are still needed on SBC/ARM/ . Do take note these features are OS Dependent. (If your OS doesn`t support it won`t work.
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Thanks for the info :)
Actually this is more of a hardware feature. It is called Auto-MDIX or Auto-MDX.
Practically all new network equipment supports it. This includes built-in Ethernet on mobos and notebooks.
So yeah, you don't really need crossover cables these days.
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