Windows Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v5.62, by Dr. Herong Yang
What Is a Crossover Cable Network
This section provides a quick description of what is a crossover cable and crossover cable network.
A crossover cable network is a computer network with two computers connected with a crossover cable. If you have two computers at home, and want to share files, programs, and printers, the crossover cable network is the easiest and cheapest solution for you.
Requirements:
Most of today's home computers is coming with network card installed. No need to purchase network cards separately. But you need to purchase a crossover network cable separately. You can find it in most of the computer stores.
A crossover network cable is different than the normal straight network cable. It has two pair of lines crossed over from one end to the other end. The following two diagrams show you the differences.
A normal straight network cable has 8 positions at both ends. There are 8 lines connecting to both ends to exactly the same positions:
End A End B Note Position 1 <---------------> Position 1 Position 2 <---------------> Position 2 Position 3 <---------------> Position 3 Position 4 <---------------> Position 4 Not used Position 5 <---------------> Position 5 Not used Position 6 <---------------> Position 6 Position 7 <---------------> Position 7 Not used Position 8 <---------------> Position 8 Not used
A crossover network cable has 8 positions at both ends, same as the normal straight cable. But there are 2 pairs of lines crossed over. The first crossed pair of lines connects position 1 from one end to position 3 on the other end. The second crossed pair of lines connects position 2 from one end to position 5 on the other end:
End A End B Note Position 1 <------ ------> Position 1 \ / Position 2 <-- X --> Position 2 \ / \ / Position 3 <---\-- --/---> Position 3 \ / Position 4 <-----\---/-----> Position 4 Not used \ / Position 5 <-------X-------> Position 5 Not used / \ Position 6 <------ ------> Position 6 Position 7 <---------------> Position 7 Not used Position 8 <---------------> Position 8 Not used
Table of Contents
Introduction to Microsoft Windows
Introduction to Windows Explorer
Introduction to Internet Explorer
"Paint" Program and Computer Graphics
GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program
JPEG Image File Format Quality and Size
GIF Image File Format and Transparent Background
"WinZip" - ZIP File Compression Tool
"WinRAR" - RAR and ZIP File Compression Tool
FTP Server, Client and Commands
"FileZilla" - Free FTP Client and Server
Web Server Log Files and Analysis Tool - "Analog"
Spyware Adware Detection and Removal
IE Addon Program Listing and Removal
Vundo (VirtuMonde/VirtuMundo) - vtsts.dll Removal
Trojan and Malware "Puper" Description and Removal
VSToolbar (VSAdd-in.dll) - Description and Removal
Spybot - Spyware Blocker, Detection and Removal
►Setting Up and Using Crossover Cable Network
►What Is a Crossover Cable Network
Configuring Crossover Cable Network
Using FTP Server to Transfer Files
Assigning Host Names on a Network
Sharing Files with Windows Explorer
Home Network Gateway - DSL Modem/Wireless Router
Windows Task Manager - The System Performance Tool
"tasklist" Command Line Tool to List Process Information
"msconfig" - System Configuration Tool
Configuring and Managing System Services
Windows Registry Key and Value Management Tools