Ethernet cables come in two types: straight through and crossover. Crossover cables flip the transmit and receive wire pairs from one end to the next, so that the transmissions channel on one end ...

There is a special type of Category 5, or Cat 5, cable that can be used to connect two computers without the use of a router or switch. These cables are known as crossover cables and they have ...

A network card may have several types of connectors, with the most common being an RJ45 connector and a BNC connector (coaxial cable). In this article, we talk about the RJ45 ethernet crossover cable, ...

I often find myself needing to connect two PCs when I’m away from my regular office network. Maybe I want to pass files to a friend without searching for a thumb drive. Or if I’m feeling generous, ...

My brother dropped by the other day and I was showing him my little two computer network. "Oh, did you buy a little hub?", says he. "Why no, I'm just using a crossover cable," relplies I. "Crossover ...

You have probably heard that a two-node LAN can be configured by stringing a crossover cable between the network ports on two systems. Not only is this true, but it’s not all that hard to do provided ...

In networks, the supremacy of coax cable is a thing of the past. Nowadays, Ethernet connections are made using UTP cables. The BNC plug has yielded to the 8-way RJ45 plug. Previously, coax cables were ...

Although it’s easy to head to the electronics store to buy network cables, making do with cables of predetermined lengths can be a problem. More often than not, premade cables are either too short ...

I haven't touched Fibre Channel since its very early days and therefore need some help/advice from people who have dealt with modern FC stuff. I got a few Emulex LP10000 and QLogic QLE2460 4Gbps FC ...