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    Dec 18, 2007, 09:35 AM
    Connect with ethernet cable
    How do I connect two laptops both running XP with an ethernet cable?
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    Dec 18, 2007, 09:51 AM
    Chris,

    Are you looking to use the laptops to talk to each other only? If yes, than cross connect the Cat 5 cable from one lap top to the other and use the network wizard to define the peer to peer network.
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    Dec 18, 2007, 10:00 AM
    You can't use a regular Ethernet cable to directly connect two PCs. You need to use a crossover cable.
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    Dec 18, 2007, 10:00 AM
    It sound like you want to just connect one computer to another

    For this purpose they make a CROSSOVER cable -- Cat5 RJ45

    If you want to set up a Home network -- share internet

    And share a printer and files and folders -- different answer

    DSL or CABLE ---> MODEM ---> ROUTER ---> NIC Card in Computer

    Both computers plug into the router and connect with Cat 5 RJ45

    The only difference is the cable is a STRAIGHT CABLE
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    Dec 18, 2007, 01:04 PM
    "Cross connect the Cat 5 cable " I'm sorry if I wasn't clear enough. But I thought that English was the language I used :)

    Sorry, I was more than a little rushed and I could have been a lot clearer.
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