Thread: What type of cable is needed?
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Old 19-02-2009, 10:09   #5
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Re: What type of cable is needed?
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Originally Posted by TheOne View Post
Just to clarify, a crossover ethernet cable is the same as a cat5e ethernet cable?


Thanks guys
No it is wired differently, see this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable

If you're networking two PC's then you'll need one of these.

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