Maciej Z.enczykowski wrote: >>> IIRC, one does not need a crossover cable to connect between two >>> gigabit >>> capable hosts. > > Agreed I think gigabit ethernet adapters _have_ to be autosensing of > MDI (normal) or MDI-X (crossover) to be considered gigabit capable (ie > within specifications). I expect the crossover adapter may be causing > enough interference to stop 1gbit from working thus resulting in > merely 100 mbits. > This is new information for me. > Furthermore it is entirely possible that it's a 100mbit only crossover > adapter: it might not be crossing all 8 lines since gigabit uses 8 > lines and not 4 like 100mbit... > I suspect that may be the case here given the above "new" information. Cheers,