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drako17
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_ 		10. March 2009 @ 00:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what should i use? a crossover wire or a switch? what are the best wires you all recommend? thanks
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sammorris
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_ 		10. March 2009 @ 02:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
With modern networking a normal CAT5-E or CAT-6 cable should suffice, but if both of them want access to another network (for instance, a networked printer, the internet if not via a USB modem, or other computers) then a switch is definitely the way to go.
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drako17
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_ 		10. March 2009 @ 03:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well its more for lan games. internet i could just hook it up thru a router. its only two comps. they both have a Gigabit network.
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_ 		10. March 2009 @ 03:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
When we play LAN games we have the internet connected so we can use systems like Steam (which don't always work in offline mode).
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drako17
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_ 		10. March 2009 @ 03:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well i really dont play lan online. its more of a buddy type of deal. i have a third computer in the works. so thats where this is mainly going. its only for offline use
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sammorris
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_ 		10. March 2009 @ 03:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If it's only for offline networking then a single cable will do fine.
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drako17
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_ 		10. March 2009 @ 04:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hxxp://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2201248&csid=ITD&body=REVIEWS

would this work? after i get the other computer working.
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sammorris
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_ 		10. March 2009 @ 04:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes, that should work fine. It's very cheap too.
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drako17
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_ 		10. March 2009 @ 04:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
good. ill see what happens for there. should i get a cat6 cable? will it make a difference
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sammorris
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_ 		10. March 2009 @ 04:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
CAT-5E should be fine. CAT6 is better cable, but you are unlikely to see the difference unless the cable is very long (more than 10m)
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