This should hopefully answer most of the question about ethernet
wiring
excerpt from:
Linux Ethernet-Howto
Paul Gortmaker, Editor.
v2.4, 27 May 1995
If you are only connecting two machines, it is possible to avoid using
a hub, by swapping the Rx and Tx pairs (1-2 and 3-6).
If you hold the RJ-45 connector facing you (as if you were going to
plug it into your mouth) with the lock tab on the top, then the pins
are numbered 1 to 8 from left to right. The pin usage is as follows:
Pin Number Assignment
---------- ----------
1 Output Data (+)
2 Output Data (-)
3 Input Data (+)
4 Reserved for Telephone use
5 Reserved for Telephone use
6 Input Data (-)
7 Reserved for Telephone use
8 Reserved for Telephone use
>From my limited understanding, if you remove pin 3 and your software
will cope with no incoming data, you will solve the problem. I think
you will still need pin 6 to make the card happy.
Hope this helps
-Jerry
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