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    May 5, 2010, 01:35 PM
    What kind of ethernet interface do pc's have.. e.g.. mdi or mdix
    Just wondering whether the ethernet interface, on pc's, is MDI or MDIX
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    May 5, 2010, 06:28 PM

    Try IEEE 802.2. That's the most common.

    The other terms your are using are file types.
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    May 5, 2010, 07:08 PM

    Don:

    MDI, MDIX and Auto-MDIX are interface types. Basically the equlivelent of DCE and DTE devices back in the modem days.

    Auto-MDIX is getting quite common. Avoids things like needing a crossover cable to talk directly to a DSL modem or having a port called 5 and uplink that you can't use together on switches.

    Medium dependent interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    May 6, 2010, 06:12 AM

    I know that, what the heck was I thinking!

    Thanks for catching my case of "The stupids"
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