[PLUG] Minimalist network WinXP <-> Debian Jessie. How?
Galen Seitz
galens at seitzassoc.com
Tue Aug 16 15:56:05 UTC 2016
On 08/16/16 08:15, Jim Garrison wrote:
> On 8/16/2016 7:57 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> I have two laptops:
>> 1. Lenovo T43 running WinXP Pro SP3
>> 2. Lenovo R61 running Debian Jessie (8.0.0)
>>
>> I have tired of swapping information via flash drive.
>> I would prefer to avoid WiFi from a security point of view.
>> (Who? Moi? *PAIRANOID* ;)
>>
>> Would it be as simple as obtaining a short piece of Ethernet cable?
>>
>> What should I be reading?
>
> Minimal: A short CROSSOVER ethernet cable (might be hard to find).
Modern (anything built in the last 10 to 15 years) ethernet interfaces
support Auto MDI-X, which eliminates the need for a crossover cable.
Also, both of these laptops have gigabit ethernet, which never needs a
crossover.
See the Auto MDI-X section here:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-dependent_interface>
galen
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