How get 1GBps instead of 100Mbps

[Crypto]

I thought gigabit ethernet controllers automatically sensed the traffic and didn't need a cross over cable. I heard that a while back, but I can't find anything about it at the moment.

I think many do, that's why I originally suggested a straight thru cable

 

[tlarkin]

most switches these days are auto-sensing, in the sense that they will detect if you are using a patch or a cross over and adjust accordingly. For example, Linksys routers are auto sensing, so if you daisy chain it to another router/switch it will autosense the connection and configure it automatically to work.

I am not quite sure if this would be the case on the NIC.