> A cross-over cable is wired differently to a patch (or straight through) > cable. This is done so that 2 computers can be connected DIRECTLY > without a router/switch in between them. > > A patch cable is designed to go from a computer to a switch/router, the > switch/router then essentially does the crossover when it tells the data > packet where to go. > Yes, yes, yes... but if that was the problem, the machine wouldn't see each other (i.e. he wouldn't be able to see the files to copy in the first place)...
Now the cables may be damaged (happens a lot when they are moved/coiled/folded/kinked/etc... or they may be miswired, but IN THIS CASE the crossover/patch isn't the issue as his router must be correcting this... -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
