Re: using zeroconf/avahi/whatever to attach computers

On Fri, 2007-09-28 at 22:52 -0400, Michael R. Head wrote:
On Fri, 2007-09-28 at 12:45 -0700, Matt Price wrote:
1) cat a cat5 cable, plug it into the ethernet jack on one computer,
plug the other end into the other computer, and have the two computers
instantlyrecognize each other
This may work, but you'll definitely need a crossover cable (a regular
CAT5 patch cable won't cut it) or a hub between the two.


A straight-through cable will almost certainly work just fine with
computers sold anytime in the last 5 years.

Regards, K.

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