John R Pierce wrote:
mcclnx mcc wrote:
I have two DELL servers with two Ethernet ports in it.
Bith servers have CENTOS 4.5 installed. First
Ethernet port connect to public Ethernet line and work
correctly. Second Ethernet port I connect
point-to-point as private Ethernet (cable direct
connect without router or switch). Private Ethernet
use IP asddress 1.1.1.1 and 1.1.1.2.
are you using a 'crossover' cable for this? you can't patch two NIC'
directly together with a regular patch cable, it has to be a crossover
cable that has Tx wired to Rx and visa versa. Also, I've had mixed
results using crossover cabling with 1000baseT gig ethernet
A large number of NICs are autosensing. They do not need a crossover
cable. I can hook any of my three notebooks together point to point with
a regular cable. They figure it out. Many of my switches do not have the
MTI/MTO switch; they autosense if they are 'down stream'. I forget which
standard. For some reason I am thinking IEEE 802.1ab, but it is probably
a different one.
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