pyotr filipivich wrote:

"RAM³" on 04 May 2010 00:14:45 GMT typed
in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
Wes wrote in
:

pyotr filipivich wrote:

I have a network cable, but apparently one cannot simply plug it
into the two ports on computers and make a simple home network. Now
_that_ is dumb. I'm updating the Sneakernet protocols to work with a
thumb drive. "Windows - it just works."

Pins 1,2,3,6 irc are what the signal goes in and out on. You need a
cross over cable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable .

Actually a hub or multiport repeater would be easiest.

Wes


A "crossover"/"data transfer" cable can be had for relatively little.

"relatively little" depends on whose relative just died. B-)

I got mine at a Wal-Mart but just about any moderately-stocked office

Wally world wants $40 - I said "I'm sure I can find a less
expensive alternative". Sneakernet has served me well over the
decades.

Order up an item# 3638535 Ethernet crossover adapter from Frys.com for
$3.99. This is a little female-male RJ45 block with crossover wiring so
you can put it on the end of any normal Ethernet cable to make it a
crossover cable. You can also buy dedicated crossover cables for $6-$10
in normal and retractable versions, but the little adapter will be the
cheapest and most versatile.