Setting Up and Using Crossover Cable Network

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This chapter provides a quick description of a crossover cable and a crossover cable network. Topics include crossover cable description, configuring crossover cable network, transfer files with FTP commands, assigning host names, sharing file with Windows Explorer.

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

Conclusion:

• Crossover cable can connect two computers together without using any other network devices.
• Private network settings use static IP addresses in the format of 192.168.*.*.
• MS firewall, Norton Internet blocking and other similar settings should be turned off, because computers are not connected to the public Internet, and those programs may interfering the networking tests.