What Type of cable to connect PC to PC?

Answer 1

You need what is called a crossover cable. This cable is special because there are a few wires switched that allow the computer to send and receive all has to do with the network card and how communcation is done.

Answer:

Correct - The wires within each terminal end of the cables are switched So the Transmit pin connection on one end of the cable is the Receive pin on the other. It's where the term crossover came from. Typically crossover cables are yellow, and can usually be bought at any computer store.

Answer 2

1 .buy a LAN cable and connect each end of the LAN cable to the LAN ports on the back of the computer.

BEFORE ANY OF THIS you need to make sure that the two computers have the same OS:windows 7 ---XP----Vista

2. after that open this file on XP its name is My network places and on Windows 7 and Vista its called Network

3. now on the left of that fike there should be something called network pcs or something i dont remember its exact name but it has something to do with other computers on your network- on Windows 7 you are already there

4. Now you should find another computer there, if you do than that is the other computer.

5. Enjoy LAN games like: counter strike --- Rainbow six vegas 2 ---splinter cell --- Call of Duty.

Answer 3

Computer are usually connected through a network such as ethernet. It is possible to connect two computer network cards directly with a ethernet crossover cable, although this is rarely done in practice.

Answer 4

We have to use cross-cable while connecting the same devices. Router and PC are different devices but logically same because they both work on layer 3 of OSI model that is Network layer. Hence, Cross-cable is used between router and PC connection.

Answer 5

An average Ethernet cable should do the trick. If that doesn't work try a Category 5 Ethernet.

Answer 6

You can use Cross over cable or LAN cable or Ethernet cable.

Answer 7

using a cross cable