If I connect a straight Ethernet cable where a crossover cable should be used. Can I get the behaviour that it works occassionally, once in a while? Too me it seems it would either work or not, not occassionaly -is this correct?I have a situation where Ethernet sometimes work, and sometimes after reboot it stops working. The question is then -can crossover wiring be the culprit or not? One end is not auto MDI-X but the other probably is.It would seem it would rather have something to do with speed negotiation or so but I don't know.
(Ethernet cables): Can a straight wire work (slightly) where a crossover-wire is necessary (without MDX)?
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Normally it either works or doesn't, but your described behavior can happen if there is a short circuit between some wire(s) or the wires are not connected properly to its connector (inconsistent contact). I would try out another cable and see if this behavior can be reproduced again. If not, the problem was the cable.