[userbinator]

You only get Link-Local addresses by default

The same thing happens with two machines connected via an Ethernet cable, which appears to be what this USB4 network feature does - an Ethernet NIC to software, but with different lower layer protocols.

[dwattttt]

Crossover cables, get'cher crossover cables here!

[deathanatos]

AIUI, most NICs these days do what is called "auto-crossover"; i.e., they'll detect the situation and just do the "crossover" in the NIC itself. A normal cable works.

[fodkodrasz]

Yes, the name is Auto MDI-X and is standard since on-board 1Gbps Ethernet NICs became the norm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-dependent_interface#Aut...