CAT5 cable

Hey,

Can i use a crossover cable for gaming just one laptop to the other? Just want to play Age of Empires II

:D
 
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Hi bodhi
Every thing I have tried today with a crossover cable has worked apart from Internet access for the second computer, so I guess it will be ok, but I remind you I am a beginner!
Regards
peahouse05:) ;)
 
bodhi said:
Hey,

Can i use a crossover cable for gaming just one laptop to the other? Just want to play Age of Empires II

:D
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Yes!

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oops forgot ...

oh, and your 'crossover' cable will be no good ... you WILL need a couple of Std RJ45 Cat5 cables to go with the Router. My Router pack had two in the bundle, but were too short for my Flat ... Maplin's will have them if you need longer ones.


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Dunno what this make is like but here's a Router/Modem/ 4 port Switch/Firewall for £26.43 + postage.

Sweex & Cable. Available in different lengths. I make me own, it's a lot cheaper :)
 
muckshifter said:
oh, and your 'crossover' cable will be no good ... you WILL need a couple of Std RJ45 Cat5 cables to go with the Router. My Router pack had two in the bundle, but were too short for my Flat ... Maplin's will have them if you need longer ones.


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Was that meant for me and my age of empires quest?! lol. Gaming is ok with crossover cable? Bought a Cat 6 crossover cable today.
 
cat5

Thanks for the ideas.
What about a wireless modem/ router?
peahouse05
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peahouse05 said:
Thanks for the ideas.
What about a wireless modem/ router?
peahouse05
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If you don't mind them, Wires Work ... Wireless, can be left unsecure it you don't know what your doing.

Stick to wires if you can. ;)
 
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Hi All
You do learn by making mistakes. I checked out what the crossover cable would let me do. Printers and files appeared on the client PC, but it would not print remotely. Perhaps this is a problem with the old network card which is on the MB.
I pinged IPs from both computers and as you have suggested it does not work. Pinged the adsl modem just to check and of course this was ok. Still you learn.
peahouse05;)
 
Eveyone has to start somewhere m8. And we all learn something from experience. Welcome to the wonderful world of networking ;)
 
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Hello Floppybootstomp
I checked out the router- looks good. I now have a redundant 20m crossover cable. If I cut off the crossover end plug I could attach a new rj45, but this requires a crimping tool and steady hands. What about connecting the cut off end to a rj45 socket? Would a telephone cable insertion tool do the job?
Regards
peahouse05:) :thumb:
 
peahouse05 said:
Hello Floppybootstomp
I checked out the router- looks good. I now have a redundant 20m crossover cable. If I cut off the crossover end plug I could attach a new rj45, but this requires a crimping tool and steady hands. What about connecting the cut off end to a rj45 socket? Would a telephone cable insertion tool do the job?
Regards
peahouse05:) :thumb:
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You mean to make an extension cable? Well, yes, it would work and you're correct, a telephone insertion tool is exactly what you need.

But it's a bit of a cack-handed way of going about things, lol

You'd have a 20 metre cable with normal RJ45 plug on one end and a 'floating' wall mounting socket on the other.

But yes, it would work.

Last time I looked, Maplins sold a crimp tool for about £20.00. The one I use cost around £70.00 from RS. But if you're not doing high quantity work, the Maplins one should suffice.
 
cat5

Thanks for your reply
Can I use this cable to conect two rj45 sockets?
Regards
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peahouse05
 
peahouse05 said:
Thanks for your reply
Can I use this cable to conect two rj45 sockets?
Regards
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peahouse05
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Not sure what you mean.

The cable as it is now could be used to join two sockets, yes.

If you change it, obviously not.

Just remember, a plug fits a socket and vice versa ;)
 
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Floppybootstomp
I think a crossover cable has the connections to one plug reversed. If I cut the plugs off and use the cable to connect two rj45 sockets in different rooms, using a phone cable insertion tool to fix the cable to the back of the sockets. I could connect a broadband router and laptop to one socket and a pc to the other, I hope!
Hope this is clearer
Regards
peahouse05:) :thumb:
ps **** those wires look small!
 
You dont need a crossover cable from a router only if you are connecting PC to PC


PC to router is a straight cable
 
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TriplexDread
My idea of networking two pcs with crossover cable was a bad one, so I intend to do the job properly as members have suggested, using a broadband router. I just thought I would use my now redundant 20m crossover as a 'straight through' by cutting off the plugs and connecting two sockets with it, with patch leads to the devices.
Regards
peahouse05:)
 
Ah, now I understand, you want to convert your 20M crossover cable to an ordinary one.

That sure is a lot of messing about.

Your best bet is connect your router to one computer using a straight through cable, then buy another long straight through cable to connect second PC to router.

I really think it's only worth using your crossover cable if you fit an ordinary plug to it and use it in the normal way. The cores are colour coded so just connect like for like at each end. That will mean using a crimp tool, I'm afraid but what with you wanting to use an ethernet wall mounting socket and then also having to use a short ethernet cable to extend from that, you may as well buy a crimp tool and one connector/shroud, it won't cost that much more and a crimp tool is well worth having and keeping for the future.

And yes, the wires are small, concentrate ;)
 
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