Network adapter and network drivers are the integrated part of a modern day’s PC.

The below picture shows the difference between crossover Ethernet cable and straight Ethernet cable. Alternatively, you can use a Cat-6 crossover adapter as well. Crossover Ethernet cable is available at on-line shopping portal and local computer outlet. A crossover cable is mainly used for file transfer whereas a straight Ethernet cable is used for various purposes. There is slight difference between the straight Ethernet cable and crossover Ethernet cable. The main requirement for this procedure is a straight Ethernet cable RJ45 or using a crossover Ethernet cable which is very much cheaper than any networking hardware module. The main advantage of a Ethernet cable is the data transfer rate is comparatively faster than any other known process. The procedure of the file sharing is applicable to any major OS like Windows, Linux and Mac. To share files, movies, large games etc., we need to connect two computers in a LAN using a Ethernet crossover cable. This is probably the quickest, safest and easiest way to share files between two computers within a very short period. Sharing files using crossover Ethernet cable is another way to send files from one PC to another. And the second procedure consumes more data as it passes through multiple download and upload procedure. Transferring files via USB pen drive takes a lot of time as it requires copy-paste procedure two times to move files between two PCs. Both of the above method have some drawbacks. Some of us love to use cloud services like Dropbox and Google drive to share files among computers. Generally, we use USB flash drive or external hard drive to move these files. If we have two computers in our home, then we often need to share files, photos, important documents, software, movies between the two PCs.

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