The Complete Guide to Crossover Cables

Crossover Cables In a typical ethernet network, PCs are connected to each other via a switch or hub. But when two PCs are connected to each other directly, or when two switches are connected, you sometimes need to use what is known as a crossover cable or uplink cable.

A crossover cable has the same physical connection as a standard network cable, but is wired slightly differently.

Crossover cables are not as common as they used to be thanks to the fact that most modern switches will automatically detect when a crossover cable is required and make the necessary adjustments internally, regardless of whether a normal or crossover cable is used.

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Connecting Two Computers with a Crossover Cable

If you want to swap files, play games against a friend, or just want to connect two computers together without network hardware, this is the article for you. It describes how to connect two computers directly...

Connecting Two Computers Directly Together

Sometimes you just want to be able to perform the simplest of tasks - sharing information between two Windows computers. But the technology gods have deemed that this process shouldn't be at all easy...

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Make Your Own Network Cables

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Create and Troubleshoot a Direct Connection Between Two PCs

It's easy to create a direct connection using a crossover cable, but what can you do when it doesn't work?...

Create an Ad-Hoc Network between two computers

If you need to physically connect two computers to temporarily share data, it's easy if you have the right hardware and know-how....

Make Your Own Network Cables

It may be a foreign thought, but making your own Twisted Pair Patch and Crossover network cables is not as hard as it sounds. You'll need one special tool and a few items from a...