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direct ethernet connection between two wirelessly connected Windows 7 laptops
Is is possible to connect two computers without a crossover Cat 5e cable?
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1see if this answer or this one answers your question...– quack quixoteJun 8, 2010 at 13:36
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Some computers have autosensing capability and would switch the orientation themselves. But most computers wont do it, sorry.
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Lots of useful info in quack's link - i.e. its only in the Gigabit standard and if you connect 2 together you will get a switching loop. You may want to expand your answer.– ShevekJun 8, 2010 at 13:45
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if it is HP only tech probably most ethernet cards do not have it. thanks for the link.– şalomaJun 8, 2010 at 13:58
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If both computers are reasonable modern Macs (last three years or so) this will work out of the box with a normal cable.– HayNov 7, 2010 at 17:05
If it's a modern computer (w/Gigabit), then it will work just fine. Otherwise, probably not. Older switches/hubs sometimes had autodetect for cable type, but NICs typically did not (I can't think of any that did right now).
answered Jun 8, 2010 at 14:24
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as i tried out between gigabit and megabit ethernet machines non crossover cable just works fine! wow, how come no one explicitly told this?!– şalomaJun 24, 2010 at 22:27
It will work if you are connecting two computers from straight cat 5 and one computer must have Linux OS e.g. Ubuntu.
I've tried this before and it was successful
- Windows to Windows will not work
I tried
- Ubuntu to Windows Vista and it was successful!
not on any other Linux or Windows.
