Does the Ethernet cable need to be a cross-over or just standard?

I want to use to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from my old MacBook Pro to my MacBook Pro, without the availabilty of Thunberbolt to Firewire Adapter yet I am going to try via Ethernet cable, does this need to be a cross-over cable?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jul 12, 2012 7:40 AM

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Posted on Jul 12, 2012 7:45 AM

No need for cross-over.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4889

Do that when you first boot your new MBP in Setup Assistant, if you do it later you may wind up with an additional Home folder.

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