Gateway M350 Setting up Your Windows Network - Page 27
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Creating a Wired Ethernet Network Setting up the hardware If you are setting up a: ■ Peer-to-peer network using two computers, see "Setting up a peer-to-peer wired Ethernet network" on page 22. ■ Network using a hub (with no shared access to the Internet), see "Setting up a network using a hub or switch" on page 23. ■ Network using a hub and a router (with shared access to the Internet), see "Setting up a network using a router and optional hub or switch" on page 25. We recommend, and describe, the use of category 5, unshielded, twisted-pair cable (approximately 1/4" in diameter with a thin outer-jacket, containing eight color-coded wires), and equipment compatible with this type of cable. This type of cable is equipped with RJ-45 connectors (like a large telephone jack connector, but with eight pins) on each end. Important Category 5 cables are available in two different types; straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a hub, and crossover cables, used to connect two computers or two hubs. To determine which type of cable you have, hold both ends of the cable with the connectors facing away from you and with the spring clip on the bottom. For straight-through cable, the wires on both connectors are attached to copper pins in the same order (same colors, left to right). For a crossover cable, the wires on each connector are attached to the copper pins in a different order (different colors, left to right). www.gateway.com 21