Is there a way of telling if the second cable (blue) they sent me, (only
ever used the yellow one) is a crossover cable? I'm assuming that a crossover
cable can connect directly to each computer's nic card?...told you I'm new at
most of this, thus a bit clueless...lol
"Paul Montgomery" wrote:
Quote:
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:04:10 -0700, lnfinity
> <lnfinity@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Quote:
> >Is it possible using the same type of cable that I'd use to hook a router
> >with a computer, (yellow cable) to directly connect my laptop to my desktop
> >without having an adverse effect on my wireless network which has 3 systems
> >total on it?
> >
> >Been trying to no avail, as I'm fairly new at the concept of networking..lol
>
> The color of the cable means nothing: they come in all colors and
> sizes.
>
> The one you use to connect to your router is NOT what you would use to
> connect two computers.
>
> You need what is called a "crossover" cable to connect two computers.
>