Connection between 2 computer by cable

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Faram

Hi every body;

I installed 2 nic card in 2 PC and connected them by BLUE
cable . The problem is when i open NETWORK CONNECTION i
see a red cross(Network cable unplugged) in both
computers, but when i check device manager there is no
problem with NIC cards. Not sure what is the problem that
i can not connect 2 Pc's together directly, is the Blue
cable ok? or i should different cable/

Thnaks for any help
Faram.
 
The network cable must be a special cross-over cable. If it is no then you
need a hub/switch/router.
 
Greetings --

You need to be using a cross-over CAT5 cable, rather than a
standard, straight-through cable.

And the color of the cable's outer insulation is irrelevant; the
electrons traveling along the inner metal conductors cannot see what
color plastic is being used, and wouldn't care, if they could. ;-}

Bruce Chambers

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having both at once. -- RAH
 
Hi Bruce;

Thanks for your respond. That make sense, but how can i
understand if my cable is cross-over ot standard straight-
through?

Thanks again,
Faram.
 
Because you go to the store and ask them for a crossover cable. Just looking
at a cable out of the box won't help.
 
All of my cables from various manufacturer's are marked either "Crossover"
(what you need) or "Patch Cable" (straight through). Look on the outside
insulation and see what yours says.

Ted
 
convention, red cables are often cross-over cables...but you
must read the label on the cable package. It is called
cross-over because one wire is switch, so the out wire on
one computer goes in the other computer.


message | Hi Bruce;
|
| Thanks for your respond. That make sense, but how can i
| understand if my cable is cross-over ot standard straight-
| through?
|
| Thanks again,
| Faram.
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Greetings --
| >
| > You need to be using a cross-over CAT5 cable, rather
| than a
| >standard, straight-through cable.
| >
| > And the color of the cable's outer insulation is
| irrelevant; the
| >electrons traveling along the inner metal conductors
| cannot see what
| >color plastic is being used, and wouldn't care, if they
| could. ;-}
| >
| >Bruce Chambers
| >
| >--
| >Help us help you:
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't
| ever count on
| >having both at once. -- RAH
| >
| >
| >| >> Hi every body;
| >>
| >> I installed 2 nic card in 2 PC and connected them by
| BLUE
| >> cable . The problem is when i open NETWORK CONNECTION i
| >> see a red cross(Network cable unplugged) in both
| >> computers, but when i check device manager there is no
| >> problem with NIC cards. Not sure what is the problem
| that
| >> i can not connect 2 Pc's together directly, is the Blue
| >> cable ok? or i should different cable/
| >>
| >> Thnaks for any help
| >> Faram.
| >
| >
| >.
| >
 
Look at the colored wires in the connectors and see if the wire colors on
pins 2 and 6 are the reverse (i.e. crossed over) of each other on the
connectors.
 
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