[MACEP] in home network w/ crossover cables??

[I E]

Its been a while since I've played with networking two Macs, but another 
approach might be to use USB cables. If you have a small USB and the 
right cables you should theoretically be able to connect two machines 
that way as well as the X over cable. If you need the layout of a X over 
to make your own contact me off list and I'll forward a file to help you.
Ira

JeanineDuBois wrote:
> Hi, folks!
>
> Way back when (probably not quite a decade ago), I remember using a 
> crossover cable to network two computers and share (copy via network) 
> files. I'm thinking that would be a handy way of doing back-ups at 
> home these days, since burning CD's would get expensive, and my zip 
> disks only hold so much space. I'm running Mac OS X and also Mac OS 
> 8.6. Any thoughts on how and if to use a crossover cable to network 
> them or to network 2 Macs running OS X? And anyone remember / know 
> what the distinguishing marks are on the cable to designate crossover 
> versus Ethernet? I've got 3 cables with the cat 5 size ends, and I'm 
> pretty sure one of them is a crossover cable.
>
> Thanks for any insights you can offer,
> --Jeanine
>
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