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Connecting 2 computers

  • 15-02-2010 3:08pm
    #1
    M468
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭


    Hi all

    Can somebody help me with this. I'm trying to connect my desktop pc to my laptop via my LAN cable (CAT 5) When I connect the cable the computers don't connect. I want to be able to transfer files from my laptop to my PC.

    Any tips/help would be great thanks.

    Ps I'm running windows XP home edition on both machines

    Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    SuperS54
    Registered Users Posts: 1,197 ✭✭✭SuperS54


    I believe you need a cross over cable, not a standard CAT 5. Try google, should be lots of info available.


  • #3
    IrishTonyO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,321 ✭✭✭IrishTonyO


    You need a crossover cable to connect them, a normal CAT 5 won't do it. If you have the equipment, crimper etc you can make it as below, if not you need to buy a corssover cable.

    http://www.littlewhitedog.com/content-8.html


  • #4
    polyfusion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 679 ✭✭✭polyfusion


    Check the documentation of both laptop and desktop to see if the network ports are autosensing - if they are, then your current cable should work fine.

    After that, you'll need to set them up (permissions, etc) for file sharing.


  • #5
    corkcomp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    cross over cable is required and remember you will need to set ip addy manually - 192.168.1.1 on one and .2 on the other or something like that. alternatively if you have a broadband router just plug both into that sing ordinary cat 5 cables and both shuld obtain an ip address via dhcp


  • #6
    Gurgle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,064 ✭✭✭Gurgle


    To turn a normal ethernet cable into a cross-over cable:
    Take the outside tubing off a section of around 5cm in the middle of the cable.

    Cut the green, orange, green-white striped and orange-white striped cores.
    connect green-orange (both ways) and green-white to orange-white (both ways).

    Voila.


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  • #7
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    An alternative to a crossover is a mini-hub using 2 cat 5 cables.


  • #8
    Gone Drinking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,809 ✭✭✭Gone Drinking


    Gurgle wrote: »
    To turn a normal ethernet cable into a cross-over cable:
    Take the outside tubing off a section of around 5cm in the middle of the cable.

    Cut the green, orange, green-white striped and orange-white striped cores.
    connect green-orange (both ways) and green-white to orange-white (both ways).

    Voila.

    Haha, the amount of times i used to be stuck for a crossover cable, back in the day-o and i never thought of this. Used to take ages to find someone who had a crimper!


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