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by agoldstein002 May 12, 2008 last reply May 12, 2008

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I want to connect 2 xp computers to transfer data from one to the other using the erhernet ports. Do I use a crossover cable?

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normally yes, however many newer NIC cards a standard cat-5 cable will still do this. It will say 'limited or no connectivity', but will work fine.

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