This is hugely dependent on both hardware support and for the kernel
driver to support it... In any case, nothing in NetworkManager touches
MDI.
In other words, if Auto-MDIX is not working on your system it is likely
that it's not supported, but since I don't *quite* know how to check
that and the
Auto-MDIX (direct ethernet connection without a hub/switch/router or
crossover wire) worked for me last night between Ubuntu 10.10 and
Windows 7.
I created a new wired network connection in Network Manager and selected
the Local Connection type of connection.
I found the IP addresses with ipconfi
Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since
this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work,
I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here.
Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!
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