I have an RJ45 retractable Zip Linq crossover cable, is this enough to play multiplayer games (such as Starcraft) and send files? If so, how do I connect the computers? 'Cause yesterday I saw things saying they had CAT5 and RJ45, what's this all about? Please help!
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Jump to PostYeah, cross over is good enough for games and transfering files. Just connect each end to a different computer and setup a netwokr in my network places. It should be as simble as that. If you plan to play startcraft, make sure both computers have the latest patch, which is …
Jump to PostCat5 and rj45 are two different types of networking cables.
Wrong. 8P8C, or more commonly known as RJ45 is a type of connector, which is a little wider than a telephone end, is used on CAT5 cables. (As you can see from the article, there is some confusion about RJ45 …
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