Can't you hook a Cat5 between two computers to trade files?

[MainFramed]

I just hooked a Cat5 (network cable) between too laptops and netiher LAN connection say's its active (both computers are WindowsXP). I thought you could do this to FASTLY trade files between the two? Maybe im wrong and confused from something else....😕

Help would greatly be appriacted as im sitting here at work connnfuused.

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[theorignalAMD Overclocker]

You need a crossover cable unless they are Gb NICs.

BTW two not too. 🙂

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: theorignalamdoverclocker
You need a crossover cable unless they are Gb NICs.

BTW two not too. 🙂

lol thanks. so crossover cable...hrm ok 😕 so regular network cable wouldn't work (what i usually use to connect computer to router...)

 

[BZeto]

Crossover cable is just a normal cable with the output wires switched to where the input wires should go on one end.

 

[JackMDS]

NIC to NIC - Crossover Cable. (Computer directly to second computer).

NIC to Hub/Switch - Straight Cable. (Computer to Hub/Switch).

NIC to Uplink - Crossover Cable. (Computer to Uplink on a HUB/Switch).

Hub/Switch (regular) to Hub/Switch (regular) - Crossover Cable.

Hub/Switch (regular) to Hub/Switch Uplink - Straight Cable.

Hub/Switch Uplink to Hub/Switch Uplink - Crossover Cable.

Cable/DSL Router WAN Side is an Uplink jack.

Cable/DSL Modem RJ-45 port is the same as a Switch port.

A lot of newer switches and Routers have MDX ports (look at your hardware Data Sheet), if such is the case it does not matter this type of port would adapt to the cable.

 

[BladeVenom]

I always thought you needed a crossover cable. One time I was at a friends house, and he used the wrong cable and it still worked fine. Neither PC was new; both were over two years old.