How to Direct Connect PCs With Cat 5 Cables. There is a special type of Category 5, or Cat 5, cable that can be used to connect two computers without the use of a router or switch.

PC Club: Well Dan, what you were told can be true. When two PCs are hooked together with a Ethernet crossover cable, and successfully configured, they are a network.

Local networks are normally created by connecting computers to a router. If you have two PCs that you want to network but no router, you can connect them using an Ethernet crossover cable or ...

Ethernet or FireWire Click Properties to configure the IP address. If you want just a temporary arrangement for sharing files between two computers, a direct cable connection can be the fastest ...