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When was Auto MDI-X introduced? A quick google failed to get me an answer but I remember USB being available while I still needed a crossover cable to hook up
by JoblessWonder 3y ago
When was Auto MDI-X introduced? A quick google failed to get me an answer but I remember USB being available while I still needed a crossover cable to hook up 2 switches.
- Scoundreller 3y agooh god, I was made to be an idiot when I once told someone they would need a crossover cable to do what they wanted to do a few years ago...
- JoblessWonder 3y agoIf it makes you feel any better... for some reason there are some currently in production business jets that still require crossover cables for maintenance... so they ARE still required sometimes.
- Scoundreller 3y agoI've also dug further into my parts bin thinking "oh, that yellow cable would've been perfect, but I need a non-crossover cable"... could've used the yellow one instead of digging further. Ah well.
- DANmode 3y agoSecurity through obscurity?
- mmac_ 3y agoYou encounter this in older industrial equipment. Some of the old ethernet chipsets don't support automatically switching the pairs around. It's not really a problem since at least in our local area they need to be installed by licensed cablers who are used to dealing with legacy devices. Many devices won't get updated until chipsets go EOL or there's some other compelling reason to do so. Having said that, modern chipsets seem to all support it.
- rasz 3y agoTogether with 1Gbit ratification, so ~2000