[PLUG] Needed: Modern equivalent of a "null-modem cable"

Rich Shepard rshepard at appl-ecosys.com
Sat Jan 14 21:58:36 UTC 2017


On Sat, 14 Jan 2017, Michael Barnes wrote:

> What you want is known as a crossover cable. Technically, it is an
> ethernet cable wired as T568A on one end and T568B on the other. Most
> anyplace that carries computer stuff should have one. (Not counting
> Walmart, Fred Meyer, etc.) If you have the ability/desire to make your
> own, a Google search for "crossover cable" will yield a plethora of
> diagrams and instructions. You will need to configure your devices for
> static IP addresses in the same subnet, i.e. 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2.
> You will then need appropriate file sharing configurations that will work
> cross platform.

   Just to confuse Richard more, he can copy files from one system to a USB
flash drive or esternal hard drive, then copy from that external medium to
the second system. The modern sneaker net. Guaranteed to work. :-)

Rich




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