Ethernet cables aren't as convenient as Wi-Fi, but they're still hugely important for networks. But how long can one be, and ...

Transferring files from your laptop to a desktop PC is simple – usually. If you are visiting a customer's or vendor's site, the IT staff will usually help you connect to their network and transfer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If your laptop has an Ethernet port, plug an Ethernet cable into it and attach the other end to the router. No Ethernet port?

Ethernet cables may seem ancient in the modern computing landscape, but some users still love them. Here's how to decide if ...

A network card may have several types of connectors, with the most common being an RJ45 connector and a BNC connector (coaxial cable). In this article, we talk about the RJ45 ethernet crossover cable, ...

I needed to get some files onto a laptop without an optical drive today, so I connected it to my iBook, turned on OSX's Internet Connection Sharing and FTP, put the CD in the iBook's drive, and copied ...

There is a special type of Category 5, or Cat 5, cable that can be used to connect two computers without the use of a router or switch. These cables are known as crossover cables and they have ...

An Ethernet cable in which the transmit line connects to the receive line at the other end and vice versa. It is used today primarily to connect one computer to another for data transfer. In the past, ...

I'm setting up a home office network for my brother-in-law's boss, and he has a large HP office printer that he wants to connect to the network...<BR><BR>The ideal solution (in terms of not purchasing ...

While Wi-Fi may be the more easily available option for connecting to the internet these days, many homes and businesses still rely on Ethernet to create networks between devices as well as between ...