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USB and Network
Name: dim03 Date: October 23, 2005 at 16:08:14 Pacific OS: Win XP Professional CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512m
Comment:
On the back of my cable modem (its on a crossover network) on the main PC, there is a network port and a USB port. Could I plug the USB port into the main PC and plug the crossover cable into the network port and get the internet on the other computer?
Name: StuartS Date: October 23, 2005 at 16:47:59 Pacific
Reply:
Probably. Most modems with both USB and Ethernet connections will allow both to be used together. Those that do are in effect single port routers. However, there are some that don't. Check the manual.
You will need to enable DHCP on the modem and configure the computer with the Ethernet connection to obtain IP address automatically. It other should be set up for you with the USB connection when you installed the USB software. This will ensure that both computer get a private IP address, probably in the range 192.168.xxx.xxx. This will be different than the IP Address allocated to you by your ISP. The modem will take care of the difference via NAT (Network Address Translation)
Stuart
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Response Number 2
Name: dim03 Date: October 23, 2005 at 16:51:35 Pacific
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Will the USB slow the connection down at all?
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Response Number 3
Name: StuartS Date: October 23, 2005 at 17:48:28 Pacific
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Not at all. Even USB 1.1 at 12Mbs is far faster then even the fastest broadband connection.
Stuart
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Response Number 4
Name: dim03 Date: October 24, 2005 at 00:11:51 Pacific
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Would a crossover cable cut it? Or do I need to run a normal network cable through my house?
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Response Number 5
Name: StuartS Date: October 24, 2005 at 06:59:18 Pacific
Reply:
You do not need a crossover cable. A crossover cable is for connecting two computers together directly. Connecting a computer to any other networking device like a modem/router uses a normal Cat5 cable.
Stuart
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Response Number 6
Name: dim03 Date: October 24, 2005 at 16:01:38 Pacific
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So can I keep my 20+ metres of corssover cables, or do I need to buy normal network cables?
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Response Number 7
Name: StuartS Date: October 24, 2005 at 21:08:31 Pacific
Reply:
You will need straight through cable. Connect the modem to you computer with a crossover cable and it will not work.
Stuart
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Response Number 8
Name: dim03 Date: October 24, 2005 at 21:13:46 Pacific
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I need to replace the crossover cables with normal Cat5 cables under my house? Or can I pay someone to un-cross the wires as they crossed over the wires in the first place.
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Response Number 9
Name: StuartS Date: October 24, 2005 at 21:29:22 Pacific
Reply:
The only difference between a crossover cable and a straight through cable is the way the plugs are wired up.
So yes, you could get somebody to cut the crossed plug of one end a rewire it as a straight through connection.
Stuart
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Response Number 10
Name: dim03 Date: October 24, 2005 at 21:31:36 Pacific
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So at just one end (preferably the second PC end- the one without the modem)? Or the one that the guy crossed over (the modem's PC)
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Response Number 11
Name: StuartS Date: October 24, 2005 at 22:19:37 Pacific
Reply:
Only one plug is crossed. Which one it is you can tell by looking at the colour coding of the wires.
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