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    do these laptops have built-in crossover adapters?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by maxwellJF, Oct 3, 2008.

  1. maxwellJF

    maxwellJF Notebook Consultant

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    connecting my PC to my laptop, i figured i'd have to use a crossover cable, but the connection works perfectly even with a normal ethernet cable (AND also with a crossover).
     
    maxwellJF, Oct 3, 2008
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    Face_Jones Notebook Evangelist

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    yea itll work fine with a regular ethernet cable, i used to connect my laptop to my friends desktop all the time for data transfers and stuff.
     
    Face_Jones, Oct 3, 2008
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    somekevinguy Notebook Evangelist

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    Most newer ethernet does it automatically.
     
    somekevinguy, Oct 3, 2008
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    Nearly all ethernet cards and router/switches these days have auto-crossover and other funky features..
     
    flipfire, Oct 4, 2008
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