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Originally Posted by mithrandir
Going back to the original question, does one or more of the PCs have gigabit ethernet?
If it does, it does not matter whether you use a straight through or crossover cable. Gigabit ports MUST be able to work out the correct signalling.
If neither is gigabit and you do not want a hub/switch you must use a crossover cable.
If the run is short Cat5E is fine. For longer runs at gigabit Cat6 is the better bet.
If you were buying a switch, get gigabit. The slight extra cost beats worrying about what sort of cables you need.
FYI if you were getting close to the 100m limit for ethernet you should get most of it (up to 90m) run in solid core Cat6 to RJ45 sockets and use two stranded core fly leads no more than 5m each to the PCs.
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Thanks for the info, I ver much doubt these PC's will have a gigabit ethernet, they are a little on the older side of technology