AUI crossover?

[der Mouse]

> Question is, can two AUI-male connecting converters be connected
> together with an appropriate cabelling, like you can do with
> RJ45/10bT, or must a person always use a hub/repeater box?

I once tried to do this kind of "crossover" AUI, and never did manage
to make it work.  I suspect it has something to do with AUI being a
half-duplex interface and expecting to hear on the RX wires the signal
it's transmitting on the TX wires.

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