I got no internet cable connection at home, but presently using two

machines both with w xp

i would like to connect them by some cable and 'train' this

connection in my game prototypes (in c/win32)

maybe winsock or maybe something easier (I would like to

train some simple form of communication then later

change it to real internet connection)

what could i use, (as to knowledge i only know winsockets

slightly, but previously got no companion to set a remote

connection and focus on this)

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/connect-two-computers-crossover-cable#1TC=windows-7

If you don't want to use the crossover cable, you can get a router or a switch and two ethernet cables.

If you don't want to use the crossover cable, you can get a router or a switch and two ethernet cables.

If your devices have gigabit ethernet they should auto-switch, thus eliminating the need for a crossover cable.

allright tnx for answers I will get the cable

If you don't want to use the crossover cable, you can get a router or a switch and two ethernet cables.

If your devices have gigabit ethernet they should auto-switch, thus eliminating the need for a crossover cable.

This is what I get for learning these things in the 90s and not keeping up. :)

If you don't want to use the crossover cable, you can get a router or a switch and two ethernet cables.

If your devices have gigabit ethernet they should auto-switch, thus eliminating the need for a crossover cable.

partially correct, auto-mdix isn't part of the gig standard however like 99% of gig devices do support it, not a guarantee though.

partially correct, auto-mdix isn't part of the gig standard however like 99% of gig devices do support it, not a guarantee though.

Thus my use of the word "should".

In practice, it's very hard to find a piece of gigabit hardware these days that does not support auto-mdix, and various manufacturers (for example, Apple) have supported it since they first deployed gigabit.