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.
"Faram" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:e1a601c40f7d$fe8cb760$(E-Mail Removed)...
| 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:
| >
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| >
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
| >
| >
| >You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't
| ever count on
| >having both at once. -- RAH
| >
| >
| >"Faram" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| >news:10e0401c40f75$12982e50$(E-Mail Removed)...
| >> 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.
| >
| >
| >.
| >
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