Re: [Xen-users] Re: Xen 3.1 and DRBD

[Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Stephan Seitz wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 01:41:13PM +0200, Dominik Klein wrote:
> > drbd should run over a dedicated (crossover cable) GE network.
> I can’t say anything about your questions, but *don’t* use crossover 
> cable for gigabit networks. If both sides have gigabit ports, they 
> will detect it on their own, what kind of connection they have.
> Besides the normal crossover cables will only cross the lines 
> necessary for 10/100 MBit but no the others. They are completly 
> useless in a GE network.
> Shade and sweet water!
This remains one of the single major justifications in my experience for 
replacing old 100BaseT switches with GigE, even if the downstream 
clients are not GigE capable.
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