i will delete this blog on new year's, and move to http://technorepublic.blogspot.com/

Wow long time no see! here is my own google group. Join it today! http://groups.google.com/group/pc-geeks-inc?hl=en

I am not bipolar. I have moved over to Ubuntu!

Do a good ol' ping-of-death?

not sure what the brand is.

Yeah, but these auto sensing ports *cannot* work with crossover cables.

Ubuntu rocks, Vista sucks.

here is the answer to my question
Automatic crossover

Automatic MDI/MDI-X Configuration is specified as an optional feature in the 1000BASE-T standard[1], meaning that straight-through cables will usually work between Gigabit capable interfaces. This feature eliminates the need for crossover cables, obsoletes the uplink/normal ports and manual selector switches found on many older hubs and switches, greatly reducing installation errors. Note that although Automatic MDI/MDI-X is generally implemented, a crossover cable would still be required in the occasional situation that neither of the connected devices has the feature implemented and enabled.

Even for legacy 10/100 devices, many NICs, switches and hubs automatically apply an internal crossover when necessary. Besides the eventually agreed upon Automatic MDI/MDI-X, this feature may also be referred to by various vendor-specific terms including: Auto uplink and trade, Universal Cable Recognition and Auto Sensing.


creds to the folks at wikipedia

Official notice. iSmith is no longer a Vista fanboy, he is an Ubuntu fanboy.(The argument has been made that ubuntu take the best elements of all the popular OS'es)

[lonely female voice singing a solo.]
"It's raining...It's pouring...My Vista life is boring me to tears..."

You see, i just got vista sp1. It increased my boot time by 200%. then i got my free ubuntu cd that i ordered three months ago. It is much more beautiful and simple than vista, plus there are tho great 3D effects that we ubuntu users can boast of. (press win+tab to get something like flip3d but alot more elegant and friendly.) Ubuntu also comes with more bundled software. And if you are proficient at using the CLI you will notice that it is alot more elegant and efficient than the GUI.

So no h4x0r h4ck3d int0 my u$3r acc0unt, but th|s is my fr@nk opinion.

No.. No.. you don't understand. I tried to connect two pc's. They say you're supposed to use a crossover cable for that. I did not get through with the crossover cable but got through with a straight-trough cable.

A+ is a good place to start. You should take the "IT technician path. It is the recommended path.

Vista is butt ugly and slow as a snail compared to ubuntu 8.04 hardy heron.

Hi, do people still use crossover cables and for what ? ( cause it sure dont work for me when directly connecting two pc's.).

Yeah... Vista is slow and butt ugly compared to Ubuntu. I AM an Ubuntu/linux believer now.