On Sat, 2004-08-14 at 19:38, Don wrote: > Hi all > > I am delving into home networking > using winxp home on one computer and winxp pro on another > I am doing this via a wire and two nic cards > now the question > > do I need a straight pined cat 5 cable or a crossover cable crossover. Make sure you set the workgroups to the same name so the computers `see' each other.