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I have been doing some research on networking my 2 home computers up to the internet. I am using a cable connection and would be using WindowsXP as my OS. I would like to avoid using a router and from what I found out I would need a crossover cable and obviously another network card. SO I was wondering what the heck kind of crossover cable should I get. Are they all the same. And if I am gonna network my comps do I need to get any special kind of network card or will the average card do? Thanks for your help.

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SO I was wondering what the heck kind of crossover cable should I get. Are they all the same. And if I am gonna network my comps do I need to get any special kind of network card or will the average card do?
All crossover cables are the same, the only difference being length. All you need is a network card in each PC and the cable. Basically any network card will do, as it will drop down to 10mbps due to no 100mbps hub to control it.
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I'm trying to do the same thing but somehow I can only get either file-sharing or multiplayer games to work but not both.
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@josh, what OS's and network protocols are you using?
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Originally posted by Mr Flibble
@josh, what OS's and network protocols are you using?
I'm using Win ME on both computers. The protocols are IPX/SPX and TCP/IP. I figure I've got the bindings wrong.
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You should only need TCP/IP.

Also, check your workgroup names are the same on both machines.
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