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in the past, to cascade switches you had to connect from the “cascade” port and have a button pushed, but now I need to connect my 4 port router to a switch to add more ports, do I use a patch cat5 or a crossover cat5?

I want to know if it’s possible to do this via FREE software (no trial versions).
If so, please tell.
I know I can transfer via usb 2 flash drive but that’s not a very fast way to do things.
Is samba designed to do this?
Please give EXTREMELY DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS because I’m very new to networking.
I don’t have a router and don’t want to buy one even if it’s very cheap.
I have a crossover cable (CAT5e).
I would like to be able to transfer documents in the future.
I know that there is software designed to decode documents between two different OS, but they can’t help me if I don’t know how to use them.
PLEASE HELP!

I am trying to connect to xbox live through my laptop using a regular ethernet cord. I follow all kinds of different tutorials but it doesn’t work. I have tried bridging and using ics.do you need a crossover one for it to work?

I want to connect my Samsung BD-P2550 Blu-ray player to my internet connection to view Netflix movies. I need a 100ft. ethernet cable to connect my internet to my Blu-ray. Do I purchase a crossover or patch cable?
I had called Samsung and the lady told me to use a crossover. She didn’t sound very knowledgeable, that is why I am posting the question to the techies out there.
Thanks for the information. I verified with Netflix and BestBuy also. Patch cable! Thanks.

I am trying to connect my PS3 to the Internet via my laptop. My laptop has a built in wireless card and can connect to the internet. The PS3, however, cannot. I have connected it before to the internet via plugging it into the computer with an ethernet crossover cable and bridging the two connections. However, this time it is not working. I have done this before, but now it won’t work. Any help?

Got a cat5 patch cable, but can’t get the modem or the nic to light up. What’s the usual type of cable for that connection, patch or crossover?

I am attempting to connect a CAT5E crossover cable between my Win 98 PC and my Win 2000 Pro Laptop. I really have no clue how to configure this between the two computers, so a step by step explanation would be greatly appreciated!

I have a CAT6 crossover cable connecting my Xbox 360 to a DLink Ethernet Switch, and the switch is connected a router using a CAT5E, which is connected to my modem using a CAT5E cable, by doing this my NAT type is now strict at my Xbox. I realize this is very much a (for lack of better words) clusterf***, but given my situation this is the only way I can see to route my internet, as the router doesn’t have enough ports to accommodate all the devices I have that use internet.

Can anyone give me a better solution, or maybe a way to make my NAT type be open at my Xbox?

How do I connect two computers using a crossover cable so I can play games such as age of empires 2? Do I need to setup IP addresses and so on? If so how would I do that?

The package the cable came in says its a CAT5e Crossover Patch Cable, is that the right one?

Thanks for your help!

Cannot get computors to talk. What do i have to do (instruction) to tranfer file from old to new

I’m trying to hook up my computer & my sister’s using cat5e crossover cable. I know about IP addresses, same subnet mask, same workgroup, etc. My computer sees hers in the workgroup, but can’t access it, and pinging does nothing. Her computer doesn’t see mine in the workgroup, but pings it fine. So why would the connection work only one way & not the other?
Ran the network setup wizard, got nothin’. And we’re trying to do this without a hub… I know for a fact I should just be able to do this with just a cable, yet for some reason it’s not working.
Running XP, not vista.
I completely turned off windows firewall, and neither of us are running any alternate programs… at this point, I’m using a flash drive to take the data off, even though it’s longer, because it seems to be the only thing that’s guaranteed to work.

Or should a straight through be used?

I have ran the set-up network wizard on both computers and my desktop shows a connection to my notebook but my notebook says I do not have permission to access the network. i am on the admin accout on both computers and i cant figure out what to do. PLEASE HELP.

I need to know where to connect the wire. I’ve heard it goes on the network adapters that are on the back of the computer. I just want to make sure.

Is there a difference between a CAT5 crossover cable and a CAT5 cable? Also, is a CAT5e cable just the crossover cable?

How long can you directly connect two PCs using crossover ethernet cable without dysfunction?

I am using 60 ft and they don’t connect for some reason. If I connect them using a much shorter ready made cable they connect. It could be a faulty RJ45 crimping job, but before concluding this I want to make sure it is not because of the length.
Oh and I tried a new cable too (same length). Same problem.
Ready-made cables are not an option because I need to pull it through tight pipes/trunks.

I’m planning on connecting my older computer to a new computer I intend to get soon, but don’t have yet. Is this a specific type of crossover cable I need? Some of them say CAT5E, some say CAT6, others say stuff like UTP-6200. I’m confused about these things. Does it matter or are they universal?

I’m going to connect my computer to my PS3 and was told I needed a CAT5 crossover cable to do this. Would there be any difference in use from a CAT5 to a CAT6 or would it just be the same.