Transferring files from your laptop to a desktop PC is simple – usually. If you are visiting a customer's or vendor's site, the IT staff will usually help you connect to their network and transfer ...

Most (all?) current Macs, desktops included, have auto-uplink, which is a hardware autodetect. AFAIK, it makes no difference in speed, since it just uses the correct pins in the socket for the type of ...

Has anyone used a crossover cable to share an internet connection? I have a dialup connection and two computers and am trying to share the connection without dropping alot of cash. Any suggestions?

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 ...

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, ...

Ethernet is ubiquitous, fast, and simple. You only need two diffpairs (four wires) to establish a 100Mbit link, the hardware is everywhere, you can do Ethernet over long distances easily, and tons of ...