Do I need a cross-over cable?
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00:00 Do I Need A Cross-Over Cable?
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00:53 Answer 2 Score 15
01:14 Thank you
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ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 16
Most modern NIC's don't need cross-over cables, since they use auto sensing to find out which cable you plugged in. So use a cross-over or a normal cat5 or cat6 cable, either way you should be good.
ANSWER 2
Score 15
Auto-MDIX is a function of the NIC. It's a required part of gigabit, so you're guaranteed to have it there. If 10/100, you may or may not have it depending on the vendor. Note that gigabit technically requires cat5e or better. Regular cat5 doesn't meet specs (but will typically work anyways if the run is short enough).