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Re: Simple Home Network Question
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On 30 Nov 2001, at 18:27, David Jonathan Justman wrote:

> I have a very simple home network: 2 machines connected by 2
> NICs and some crossover cable.  Can I connect and unconnect the
> cables while the machines are running, and logged in?
>
> Thank you.
> David Jonathan Justman

  Basically, yes.  I have plugged and unplugged hundreds, if not
thousands, of UTP/Cat5 connections without ever damaging a piece of
equipment.
  You *may* lose your "logged in" connection -- depending on the
details, you *might* need to reboot to reconnect.  But that's about
it.

David Gillett

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