[P1] Questions about Airport

Allan Hise allan at hise.org
Thu Jan 9 18:51:04 PST 2003



On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Brian Pearce wrote:
[snip]
> Given that one of the computers is a lightweight portable (and assuming
> you don't need a constant connection, if you want the iBook to remain
> portable), you could very easily get by with just an inexpensive
> Ethernet crossover cable; you wouldn't even need a hub. Connect it when
[snip]

Aren't all iBooks from the last year or so able to detect crossover vs.
normal cables (or would that be hub/switch port vs NIC port?) and switch
to the appropriate connection.
In other words, if I recall correctly, I don't think you even need a
crossover cable for these two machines.



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