Joe, a technician, was able to copy data at a site with no network equipment between two new laptops, featuring gigabit Ethernet ports, by using a regular straight- through patch cable. Joe then unsuccessfully tried to accomplish the same thing at a different site from his laptop with a gigabit Ethernet port to an older customer unit, which had a 10/100 network port. Which of the following is the cause of this?

A. The customer's laptop does not support auto-MDIX.

B. Joe's laptop does not support auto-MDIX.

C. Straight-through patch cables are prone to crosstalk.

D. The customer's laptop NIC does not support full duplex.








 

Suggested Answer: A



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