[ale] Crossover cable or CAT 5e question

[esoteric at 3times25.net (Geoffrey)]

Jim Seymour wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I am setting my Linux box up as a router for a dsl connection. At
> present a Windows XP box is all that will be connected to it. I have not
> been able to locate a definite answer as to whether I have to use a
> crossover cable to connect them or if I can use regular CAT 5e. At
> present the windows box says the cable is disconnected (not true). I
> just wanted some feedback before I plopped down the money for a
> crossover. This is my very first venture down the path of networking.

If you're connecting two computers together you need a crossover cable. 
  If you have a spare switch or hub, you can use two straight cables to 
hook the two computers up through that device.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey