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I wish to transfer huge data from my desktop to laptop both have Ubuntu 14.04. Following link mentions howto: Problems connecting two laptops using a cross-over cable? but this specifically needs crosscable.

Is it possible to share files using eth port and without crosscable?

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As long as at least one of the ethernet ports are Gigabit capable they should autonegotiate as GIGE does autonegotiation. (Otherwise you can put them into a switch, but I guess thats what you are trying to avoid).

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  • Yes I wish not use router/switch, how to check if eth port is Gigabit capable or not? does ifconfig tells about that? – vinitb4u Jan 03 '15 at 08:06
  • I doubt ifconfig will tell you this. As thats a Linux/Unix command, you may want to try "mii-tool -v" - if one of the capabilities are 1000baseT... then its Gigabit. – davidgo Jan 03 '15 at 08:17
  • thanks @davidgo result of "mii-tool -v" is as follows eth0 : negotiated 100baseTx-FD, link ok basic mode: autonegotiation enabled which indicates autonegotiation capability. Let's try how to make connection setting and file transfer. – vinitb4u Jan 03 '15 at 08:32
  • As said earlier "autonegotiation enabled" so I am able to connect both machines editing "Network Connections" to Manual and also able to transfer files using "smb" protocol. – vinitb4u Jan 03 '15 at 15:26
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Yes, you might be able to make an ad hoc connection between the desktop and laptop without a crossover cable.
Many modern Ethernet ports have Auto MDI-X, which obviates the need for a crossover cable. Only one of the two Ethernet ports needs to have the Auto MDI-X feature. Just be sure that the Ethernet ports are set to auto-negotiate, rather than a fixed speed (which is not likely or typical).

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