Is there a way to discover what subnet a device is using?

[Drew Einhorn]

It's been even longer since I crimped a crossover cable. Because back in
the day I bought some adapters with male and female rj45 you can put on the
end of any ethernet cable and use it as a crossover. Everybody should try a
garden variety cable first and if it doesn't work they know what to google.

On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 10:24 AM Ken D'Ambrosio <ken at jots.org> wrote:

> On 2020-03-05 12:03, Drew Einhorn wrote:
>
> Just in case someone finds this thread in the future.
>
> Depending on the vintage of the computer and external drive you may need a
> crossover cable instead of a normal patch cable
>
>
>
> I considered mentioning that, but you'd need BOTH sides to not support
> auto-MDIX for that to be a concern, and in this day and age, that's awfully
> unlikely.  Figured I didn't need to muddy the waters.  It's probably been
> over a decade since I had to crimp a crossover cable...
>
> -K
>


-- 
Drew Einhorn

On American Politics

“If this were my country,” Odile said, wrinkling her nose, “I would not be
angry.”

“No?” Hollis asked.

“I would drink all the time. Take pill. Anything.”
         --- William Gibson, Spook Country, 2007.
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