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First off you don’t need cross over cables in 2024.

If you are just doing purely a media server you are fine with the local lan. Just get a switch and be done with it. If you are planning on doing something storage intensive like a bunch of VMs doing intensive work then you can get a dedicated link between the devices. However, that is most likely unneeded.

RCSM

@possiblylinux127 @SailorsLife trying to explain the need for crossover cables to new people in the industry who where brown after auto-uplink existed everywhere is tough